WoRMS taxon details
Microspio Mesnil, 1896
AphiaID: 129616
AphiaID: 129616
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Spionida (Order) > Spioniformia (Suborder) > Spionidae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Genus | ||||||||||
| Typetaxon | Microspio mecznikowianus (Claparède, 1869) | ||||||||||
| Parent | Spionidae Grube, 1850 | ||||||||||
| 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: 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] additional source: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] additional source: Brunel, P., Bosse, L. & Lamarche, G. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p. (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] | ||||||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Microspio africana Rullier, 1964 Species Microspio armata Thulin, 1957 Species Microspio atlantica (Langerhans, 1881) Species Microspio elegantula Blake, 1984 Species Microspio granulata Blake & Kudenov, 1978 Species Microspio hartmanae Blake, 1983 Species Microspio kussakini Chlebovitsch, 1959 Species Microspio maori Blake, 1984 Species Microspio mecznikowianus (Claparède, 1869) Species Microspio microcera (Dorsey, 1977) Species Microspio minuta (Hartmann-Schröder, 1962) Species Microspio multidentata Zhou, Ji & Li, 2009 Species Microspio occipitalis Hartmann-Schröder, 1983 Species Microspio paradoxa Blake, 1983 Species Microspio pigmentata (Reish, 1959) Species Microspio profunda Maciolek, 1990 Species Microspio rolasiana Augener, 1918 Species Microspio spinosa Blake in Blake, Hilbig & Scott, 1996 Species Microspio tetrabranchia Maciolek, 1990 Species Microspio theeli Species Microspio arctica Söderström, 1920 accepted as Spio limicola Verrill, 1879 | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||
| Fossil range | recent only | ||||||||||
| Feedingtypes |
deposit feeder: surface [details]
interface grazer [details] suspension feeder: facultative [details] | ||||||||||
| Link | To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Note |
Remark: Type species Spio mecznikowianus Claparede 1870 in Fauchald, 1977<246>. [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129616 | ||||||||||
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| Citation: Fauchald, K.; Bellan, G. (2013). Microspio Mesnil, 1896. 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=129616 on 2013-05-20 | |||||||||||
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