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Microphthalmus Mecznikov, 1865 
AphiaID: 129313

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Nereidiformia (Suborder) > Hesionidae (Family) > Microphthalminae (Subfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Microphthalmus sczelkowii Metschnikow, 1865
Parent Microphthalminae
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]

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

additional source: Glasby, C.; Read, G. (2009). Polychaeta, Myzostomida. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [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]

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 Species Microphthalmus aberrans (Webser & Benedict, 1887)
Species Microphthalmus aciculata Hartmann-Schröder, 1962
Species Microphthalmus aggregatus Riser, 2000
Species Microphthalmus ancistrosylliiformis Hartmann-Schröder, 1962
Species Microphthalmus antarcticus Bick, 1998
Species Microphthalmus arenarius Westheide, 1973
Species Microphthalmus bermudensis Westheide, 1973
Species Microphthalmus biantennatus Wu, Zhao & Westheide, 1993
Species Microphthalmus bifurcatus Hartmann-Schröder, 1974
Species Microphthalmus carolinensis Westheide & Rieger, 1987
Species Microphthalmus coustalini Fournier, 1991
Species Microphthalmus ephippiophorus Clausen, 1986
Species Microphthalmus fragilis Bobretzky, 1870
Species Microphthalmus hamosus Westheide, 1982
Species Microphthalmus hartmanae Westheide, 1977
Species Microphthalmus hystrix Fournier, 1991
Species Microphthalmus indefatigatus Westheide, 1974
Species Microphthalmus listensis Westheide, 1967
Species Microphthalmus monilicornis Hartmann-Schröder, 1962
Species Microphthalmus nahantensis Westheide & Rieger, 1987
Species Microphthalmus onychophorus Westheide, 1994
Species Microphthalmus paraberrans Hartmann-Schröder, 1982
Species Microphthalmus pettiboneae Riser, 2000
Species Microphthalmus pseudoaberrans Campoy & Vieitez, 1982
Species Microphthalmus riojai Reish, 1968
Species Microphthalmus riseri Westheide, 1994
Species Microphthalmus sczelkowii Metschnikow, 1865
Species Microphthalmus similis Bobretzky, 1870
Species Microphthalmus simplicichaetosus Westheide & Purschke, 1992
Species Microphthalmus southerni Westheide, 1966
Species Microphthalmus stocki Hartmann-Schröder, 1980
Species Microphthalmus szcelkowii Metschnikow, 1865
Species Microphthalmus szelkowii
Species Microphthalmus tyrrhenicus Zunareli Vandini, 1967
Species Microphthalmus urofimbriata Alikuhni, 1943
Species Microphthalmus westheidei Hartmann-Schröder, 1982

Species Microphthalmus itoi Uchida, 2004 (nomen dubium, unavailable (Art.16)?)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Feedingtypes  deposit feeder: subsurface [details]
grazer [details]
Links To GenBank
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129313
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). Microphthalmus Mecznikov, 1865. 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=129313 on 2013-06-20
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