MSBIAS taxon details
Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909
903 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:903)
accepted
Family
- Genus Aricidea Webster, 1879
- Genus Cirrophorus Ehlers, 1908
- Genus Levinsenia Mesnil, 1897
- Genus Paradoneis Hartman, 1965
- Genus Paraonides Cerruti, 1909
- Genus Paraonis Grube, 1873
- Genus Sabidius Strelzov, 1973
- Genus Acmira Hartley, 1981 accepted as Aricidea (Acmira) Hartley, 1981 (alternate representation at genus rank but not currently used)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Cerruti, Attilio. (1909). Contributo all'anatomia, biologia e sistematica delle Paraonidae (Levinsenidae) con particolare riguardo alle specie del golfo di Napoli. <em>Mittheilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel.</em> 19(3): 459-512, plates 18-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47419517 [details] 
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=903 on 2026-08-01
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=903 on 2026-08-01
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Cerruti, Attilio. (1909). Contributo all'anatomia, biologia e sistematica delle Paraonidae (Levinsenidae) con particolare riguardo alle specie del golfo di Napoli. <em>Mittheilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel.</em> 19(3): 459-512, plates 18-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47419517 [details]
taxonomy source Langeneck, Joachim; Barbieri, Michele; Maltagliati, Ferruccio; Castelli, Alberto. (2019). Molecular phylogeny of Paraonidae (Annelida). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 136: 1-13., available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790318305104
note: molecular evidence and examination of need for new generic structure. One new genus, Blakeia, is proposed. It is an unavailable name as a junior homonym. [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Strelzov, V.E. (1973). МНОГОЩЕТИНКОВЫЕ ЧЕРВИ семейства Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 [Polychaete worms of the family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 (Polychaeta, Sedentaria)]. Akademia Nauk. Moscow. 1-170., available online at http://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/school/books/streltsov1973_paraonidae.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
identification resource Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909. pages 27-70. 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 Strelzov, V.E. (1973). МНОГОЩЕТИНКОВЫЕ ЧЕРВИ семейства Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 [Polychaete worms of the family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 (Polychaeta, Sedentaria)]. Akademia Nauk. Moscow. 1-170., available online at http://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/school/books/streltsov1973_paraonidae.pdf [details] Available for editors
identification resource López, Eduardo; Sikorski, Andrey. (2017). The Paraonidae (Annelida: Sedentaria) from Norway and adjacent seas, with two new species, four new records, and a redescription of Paraonides nordica Strelzov, 1968 based on type material. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4320(1): 41-67., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4320.1.3
note: Key to Paraonidae of Norway [details]
taxonomy source Langeneck, Joachim; Barbieri, Michele; Maltagliati, Ferruccio; Castelli, Alberto. (2019). Molecular phylogeny of Paraonidae (Annelida). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 136: 1-13., available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790318305104
note: molecular evidence and examination of need for new generic structure. One new genus, Blakeia, is proposed. It is an unavailable name as a junior homonym. [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Strelzov, V.E. (1973). МНОГОЩЕТИНКОВЫЕ ЧЕРВИ семейства Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 [Polychaete worms of the family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 (Polychaeta, Sedentaria)]. Akademia Nauk. Moscow. 1-170., available online at http://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/school/books/streltsov1973_paraonidae.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
identification resource Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909. pages 27-70. 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 Strelzov, V.E. (1973). МНОГОЩЕТИНКОВЫЕ ЧЕРВИ семейства Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 [Polychaete worms of the family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 (Polychaeta, Sedentaria)]. Akademia Nauk. Moscow. 1-170., available online at http://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/school/books/streltsov1973_paraonidae.pdf [details] Available for editors
identification resource López, Eduardo; Sikorski, Andrey. (2017). The Paraonidae (Annelida: Sedentaria) from Norway and adjacent seas, with two new species, four new records, and a redescription of Paraonides nordica Strelzov, 1968 based on type material. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4320(1): 41-67., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4320.1.3
note: Key to Paraonidae of Norway [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
