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Arenicola Lamarck, 1801 
AphiaID: 129206

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Scolecida (Subclass) > Arenicolidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Lumbricus marinus Linnaeus, 1758
Parent Arenicolidae Johnston, 1835
Synonymised
taxa		  Chorizobranchus Quatrefages, 1866 (subjective synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 214-231 (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record: NODC (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes [details]

additional source: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]

additional source: 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]

from synonym: Quatrefages, Armand de. 1866. Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. Volume 2. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris. , available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 267 [details] [view taxon]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English lugworm  [details]
All child
taxa
[hide all]		 Subgenus Arenicola (Pteroscolex)
  » Species Arenicola (Pteroscolex) antillensis Lütken, 1864 accepted as Arenicola cristata Stimpson, 1856
Species Arenicola bombayensis Kewalarami, Wagh & Ramade, 1960
Species Arenicola brasiliensis Nonato, 1958
Species Arenicola cristata Stimpson, 1856
  » Subspecies Arenicola cristata brasiliensis Nonato, 1958 accepted as Arenicola brasiliensis Nonato, 1958
Species Arenicola defodiens Cadman & Nelson-Smith, 1993
Species Arenicola glasselli Berkeley & Berkeley, 1939
Species Arenicola loveni Kinberg, 1866
  » Subspecies Arenicola loveni sudaustraliense Stach, 1944
Species Arenicola marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
  » Subspecies Arenicola marina glacialis Murdich, 1885
» Subspecies Arenicola marina schantarica Zachs, 1929

Species Arenicola abildgaardti Castelnau, 1842 accepted as Arenicola marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Arenicola assimilis Ehlers, 1897 accepted as Abarenicola assimilis
  » Subspecies Arenicola assimilis affinis Ashworth, 1902 accepted as Abarenicola affinis
Species Arenicola bobretzkii Czerniavsky, 1881 accepted as Arenicolides branchialis (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833)
Species Arenicola boeckii Rathke, 1843 accepted as Arenicolides ecaudata (Johnston, 1835)
Species Arenicola bombayensis Kewalramani, Wagh & Ranade, 1959 accepted as Arenicola cristata Stimpson, 1856
Species Arenicola branchialis Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 accepted as Arenicolides branchialis (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833)
Species Arenicola bucci Hanna, 1898 accepted as Arenicolides ecaudatus (Mesnil, 1897)
Species Arenicola carbonaria Leach, 1816 accepted as Arenicola marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Arenicola caroledna Wells, 1961 accepted as Arenicola brasiliensis Nonato, 1958
Species Arenicola claparedi Levinsen, 1884 accepted as Abarenicola claparedi (Levinsen, 1884)
Species Arenicola clavata Ranzani, 1817 accepted as Arenicola marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Arenicola cyanea Czerniavsky, 1881 accepted as Arenicolides branchialis (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833)
Species Arenicola dioscurica Czerniavsky, 1881 accepted as Arenicolides branchialis (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833)
Species Arenicola dorvilliana Leach in Johnston, 1865 accepted as Arenicolides branchialis (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833)
Species Arenicola ecaudata Johnston, 1865 accepted as Arenicolides ecaudata (Johnston, 1835)
Species Arenicola glacialis Murdoch, 1885 accepted as Arenicola marina glacialis Murdich, 1885
  » Subspecies Arenicola glacialis peruana Hartmann-Schröder, 1960 accepted as Arenicola brasiliensis Nonato, 1958
Species Arenicola grubii Claparède, 1869 accepted as Arenicolides branchialis (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833)
Species Arenicola montagui Leach in Johnston, 1865 accepted as Arenicolides branchialis (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833)
Species Arenicola natalis Girard, 1856 accepted as Arenicola marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Arenicola nodosa Leach in Johnston, 1865 accepted as Arenicolides branchialis (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833)
Species Arenicola piscatorum Lamarck, 1801 accepted as Arenicola marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Arenicola pusilla Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Abarenicola pusilla (Quatrefages, 1866)
Species Arenicola tinctoria Leach, 1816 accepted as Arenicola marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Feedingtypes  deposit feeder: subsurface [details]
grazer [details]
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129206
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Bellan, Gérard
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
  
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  Citation: Fauchald, K.; Bellan, G. (2013). Arenicola Lamarck, 1801. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129206 on 2013-05-21
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