MSBIAS taxon details
Capitellidae Grube, 1862
- Genus Baldia Garwood & Bamber, 1988
- Genus Capitella Blainville, 1828
- Genus Dasybranchus Grube, 1850
- Genus Heteromastus Eisig, 1887
- Genus Mastobranchus Eisig, 1887
- Genus Mediomastus Hartman, 1944
- Genus Notomastus M. Sars, 1851
- Genus Peresiella Harmelin, 1968
- Genus Pseudoleiocapitella Harmelin, 1964
- Genus Pseudonotomastus Warren & Parker, 1994
- Genus Capitellides Mesnil, 1897 accepted as Capitella Blainville, 1828 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Capitomastus Eisig, 1887 accepted as Capitella Blainville, 1828 (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Grube, A.E. 1862. Noch ein Wort über die Capitellen und ihre Stelle im Systeme der Anneliden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin, 28(1): 366-378., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7160797
page(s): 378 [details]
page(s): 378 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Capitellidae Grube, 1862. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025) Marine Species of the British Isles 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=921 on 2025-10-12
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025). Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Capitellidae Grube, 1862. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=921 on 2025-10-12
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Grube, A.E. 1862. Noch ein Wort über die Capitellen und ihre Stelle im Systeme der Anneliden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin, 28(1): 366-378., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7160797
page(s): 378 [details]
taxonomy 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]
taxonomy source Ewing, R. Michael. (1984). Generic revision of <i>Mastobranchus</i> and <i>Peresiella</i> (Polychaeta: Capitellidae) with descriptions of two new species from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 97(4): 792-800., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34642625 [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Ewing, R. Michael. (1984). Family Capitellidae Grube, 1862. In: Uebelacker, J.M.; Johnson, P.G. (eds). Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Volume 2. Chapter Pagination: 14.1-14.47, Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc., Mobile, Alabama.
page(s): 14.1 [details]
taxonomy source Tomioka, Shinri; Kakui, Keiichi; Kajihara, Hiroshi. (2018). Molecular Phylogeny of the Family Capitellidae (Annelida). <em>Zoological Science.</em> 35(5): 436-445., available online at http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.2108/zs180009
note: lack of monophyly in genera tested, except for Capitella. Barantolla, Heteromastus, and Notomastus are likely not monophyletic [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Sun, Yanan; Bao, Qinghua; Chen, Chong; Wu, Xuwen; Ju, Yuxue; Liao, Shili & Zhou, Yadong. (2025). New species of capitellid polychaetes (Annelida: Sedentaria) add to the unique biodiversity of Indian Ocean hot vents. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 204 (2) efirst: 1-15.
note: Analysis of a large molecular tree of Capitellidae shows likely misidentifications in the published molecular data. [details] Available for editors
additional source Su, Xuechun; Yang, Deyuan; Wu, Xiu; Sun, Yanan; Qiu, Jian-Wen; Zhang, Yanjie. (2025). Substantial mitochondrial gene order rearrangements and differential evolution rates within the family Capitellidae (Annelida). <em>Zoosystematics and Evolution.</em> 101(3): 955-967., available online at https://zse.pensoft.net/article/144081/list/9/ [details] Available for editors
additional source García-Garza, María Elena; De León-González, Jesus Angel. 2011. Review of the Capitellidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Tropical Pacific region, with notes on selected species. ZooKeys 151(0): 17-52. [details]
identification resource Magalhães, Wagner F.; Bailey-Brock, Julie H. (2012). Capitellidae Grube, 1862 (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Hawaiian Islands with description of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3581(1): 1-52., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3581.1.1 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 378 [details]
taxonomy 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]
taxonomy source Ewing, R. Michael. (1984). Generic revision of <i>Mastobranchus</i> and <i>Peresiella</i> (Polychaeta: Capitellidae) with descriptions of two new species from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 97(4): 792-800., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34642625 [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Ewing, R. Michael. (1984). Family Capitellidae Grube, 1862. In: Uebelacker, J.M.; Johnson, P.G. (eds). Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Volume 2. Chapter Pagination: 14.1-14.47, Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc., Mobile, Alabama.
page(s): 14.1 [details]
taxonomy source Tomioka, Shinri; Kakui, Keiichi; Kajihara, Hiroshi. (2018). Molecular Phylogeny of the Family Capitellidae (Annelida). <em>Zoological Science.</em> 35(5): 436-445., available online at http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.2108/zs180009
note: lack of monophyly in genera tested, except for Capitella. Barantolla, Heteromastus, and Notomastus are likely not monophyletic [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Sun, Yanan; Bao, Qinghua; Chen, Chong; Wu, Xuwen; Ju, Yuxue; Liao, Shili & Zhou, Yadong. (2025). New species of capitellid polychaetes (Annelida: Sedentaria) add to the unique biodiversity of Indian Ocean hot vents. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 204 (2) efirst: 1-15.
note: Analysis of a large molecular tree of Capitellidae shows likely misidentifications in the published molecular data. [details] Available for editors
additional source Su, Xuechun; Yang, Deyuan; Wu, Xiu; Sun, Yanan; Qiu, Jian-Wen; Zhang, Yanjie. (2025). Substantial mitochondrial gene order rearrangements and differential evolution rates within the family Capitellidae (Annelida). <em>Zoosystematics and Evolution.</em> 101(3): 955-967., available online at https://zse.pensoft.net/article/144081/list/9/ [details] Available for editors
additional source García-Garza, María Elena; De León-González, Jesus Angel. 2011. Review of the Capitellidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Tropical Pacific region, with notes on selected species. ZooKeys 151(0): 17-52. [details]
identification resource Magalhães, Wagner F.; Bailey-Brock, Julie H. (2012). Capitellidae Grube, 1862 (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Hawaiian Islands with description of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3581(1): 1-52., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3581.1.1 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Capitellidae)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (37 traits)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 101932)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Capitellidae)
To Genbank
To The Arctic Traits Database (37 traits)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 101932)
To ITIS
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