Deep-Sea taxon details
Aphelochaeta Blake, 1991
129240 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129240)
accepted
Genus
Tharyx monilaris Hartman, 1960 accepted as Aphelochaeta monilaris (Hartman, 1960) (type by original designation)
- Species Aphelochaeta abyssalis Blake, 2019
- Species Aphelochaeta annae Grosse, Nygren & Capa, 2026
- Species Aphelochaeta aubreyi Blake, 2018
- Species Aphelochaeta bimaculata Blake, 2018
- Species Aphelochaeta brandtae Blake, 2018
- Species Aphelochaeta cincinnata (Ehlers, 1908)
- Species Aphelochaeta clarionensis Blake, 2019
- Species Aphelochaeta clippertonensis Blake, 2019
- Species Aphelochaeta dearborni Blake, 2018
- Species Aphelochaeta jubata Blake, 2023
- Species Aphelochaeta marioni (Saint-Joseph, 1894)
- Species Aphelochaeta monilaris (Hartman, 1960)
- Species Aphelochaeta multifilis (Moore, 1909)
- Species Aphelochaeta petersenae Blake, 1996
- Species Aphelochaeta pigmentata Blake, Seid & Rouse, 2026
- Species Aphelochaeta readi Blake, 2023
- Species Aphelochaeta rotunda Blake, Seid & Rouse, 2026
- Species Aphelochaeta spargosis Blake, 2019
- Species Aphelochaeta tanyperistomia Blake, 2019
- Species Aphelochaeta wilsoni Blake, 2019
- Species Aphelochaeta serrata (Eliason, 1962) accepted as Kirkegaardia serrata (Eliason, 1962) (superseded subsequent combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Blake, James A. (1991). Revision of some genera and species of Cirratulidae (Polychaeta) from the western North Atlantic. <em>Ophelia, supplement 5 (Systematics, Biology and Morphology of World Polychaeta).</em> 5S: 17-30., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004629745_005
page(s): 28 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 28 [details] Available for editors
Etymology Name from Greek apheles, for smooth, chaetos for long 'hair'
Etymology Name from Greek apheles, for smooth, chaetos for long 'hair' [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Aphelochaeta Blake, 1991. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129240 on 2026-08-17
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Aphelochaeta Blake, 1991. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129240 on 2026-08-17
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original description
Blake, James A. (1991). Revision of some genera and species of Cirratulidae (Polychaeta) from the western North Atlantic. <em>Ophelia, supplement 5 (Systematics, Biology and Morphology of World Polychaeta).</em> 5S: 17-30., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004629745_005
page(s): 28 [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Blake, James A.; Seid, Charlotte A.; Rouse, Greg W. (2026). New species and records of Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from methane seep and seamount habitats in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5869(2): 201-239., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5869.2.1 [details] Available for editors
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
additional source de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; van Nieuwenhuijzen, A.J.L.; Veldhuijzen van Zanten, H.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 2. Keys to Polychaeta, Nemertina, Sipuncula, Platyhelminthes and miscellaneous worm-like groups. <i>World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series</i>. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14808-6. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
identification resource Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Cirratulidae Ryckholdt, 1851. Including a revision of the genera and species from the eastern North Pacific. pages 263-384. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara [details] Available for editors
identification resource Dean, Harlan K.; Blake, James A. (2016). <em>Aphelochaeta</em> (Polychaeta: Cirratulidae) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, with a description of five new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4103(2): 101-116., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4103.2.1
page(s): 114; note: Tabulated morphological characters of 19 species of Aphelochaeta, Eastern North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands and Central Pacific [details] Available for editors
page(s): 28 [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Blake, James A.; Seid, Charlotte A.; Rouse, Greg W. (2026). New species and records of Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from methane seep and seamount habitats in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5869(2): 201-239., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5869.2.1 [details] Available for editors
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
additional source de Kluijver, M.J.; Ingalsuo, S.S.; van Nieuwenhuijzen, A.J.L.; Veldhuijzen van Zanten, H.H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 2. Keys to Polychaeta, Nemertina, Sipuncula, Platyhelminthes and miscellaneous worm-like groups. <i>World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series</i>. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14808-6. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
identification resource Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Cirratulidae Ryckholdt, 1851. Including a revision of the genera and species from the eastern North Pacific. pages 263-384. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara [details] Available for editors
identification resource Dean, Harlan K.; Blake, James A. (2016). <em>Aphelochaeta</em> (Polychaeta: Cirratulidae) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, with a description of five new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4103(2): 101-116., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4103.2.1
page(s): 114; note: Tabulated morphological characters of 19 species of Aphelochaeta, Eastern North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands and Central Pacific [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Diagnosis Pair of grooved palps arising either on or anterior to chaetiger one; abdominal segments frequently beaded in appearance; chaetae all simple capillaries, lacking distinct denticulations, lacking sawtooth edge; posterior body end frequently "expanded". [details]Etymology Name from Greek apheles, for smooth, chaetos for long 'hair' [details]
Grammatical gender feminine. Stated to be feminine by Blake, 1991, who also confirmed this by changing two gender suffices to feminine in his list of recombinations [details]
