Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815 
AphiaID: 988

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Sabellida (Order)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Sabellida
Source		basis of record: Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28:1-188, available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Apomatus Philippi, 1844 Genus Chitinopoma Levinsen, 1884 Genus Crucigera Benedict, 1887 Genus Ditrupa Berkeley, 1835 Genus Eulaeospira Pillai, 1970 Genus Ficopomatus Southern, 1921 Genus Filograna Berkeley, 1835 Genus Filogranella Ben-Eliahu & Dafni, 1979 Genus Galeolaria Lamarck, 1818 Genus Hydroides Gunnerus, 1768 Genus Metavermilia Bush, 1905 Genus Neovermilia Day, 1961 Genus Placostegus Philippi, 1844 Genus Pomatostegus Schmarda, 1861 Genus Protula Risso, 1826 Genus Pseudochitinopoma Zibrowius, 1969 Genus Pseudovermilia Bush, 1907 Genus Pyrgopolon de Montfort, 1808 Genus Semivermilia ten Hove, 1975 Genus Serpula Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Spiraserpula Regenhardt, 1961 Genus Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818 Subfamily Spirorbinae Chamberlin, 1919    » Genus Anomalorbis Vine, 1972 » Tribe Januini Knight-Jones, 1978 » Genus Nidificaria Knight-Jones, 1984 » Tribe Paralaeospirini Knight-Jones, 1978 » Tribe Pileolariini » Tribe Romanchellini P. Knight-Jones, 1978 » Genus Simplaria Knight-Jones, 1984 » Tribe Spirorbini Chamberlin, 1919 » Genus Vinearia Knight-Jones, 1984 Genus Vermilia Lamarck, 1818 Genus Vermiliopsis Saint-Joseph, 1894 Genus Piratesa Templeton, 1835 (species inquirenda) Genus Anisomelus Templeton, 1835 (nomen dubium) Genus Bonhourella accepted as Ditrupa Berkeley, 1835 Genus Ditrypa accepted as Ditrupa Berkeley, 1835 Genus Eupomatus Philippi, 1844 accepted as Hydroides Gunnerus, 1768 Genus Hamulus Morton, 1834 † accepted as Pyrgopolon de Montfort, 1808 Genus Mercierella Fauvel, 1923 accepted as Ficopomatus Southern, 1921 Genus Pomatoceropsis Gravier, 1906 accepted as Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818 Genus Pomatoceros Philippi, 1844 accepted as Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818 Genus Pomatoleios Pixell, 1913 accepted as Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Feedingtype		filter feeder [details]
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:988
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   db_admin 2007-03-12 12:43:33Z   changed   Fiege, Dieter 2008-03-26 11:36:43Z   changed   Fauchald, Kristian 2009-11-02 21:56:08Z   changed   ten Hove, Harry
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		Citation: ten Hove, H.; Fauchald, K.; Fiege, D. (2013). Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2013) African Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=988 on 2013-06-18