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Amblyosyllis Grube, 1857 
AphiaID: 129645

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Nereidiformia (Suborder) > Syllidae (Family) > Eusyllinae (Subfamily)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Amblyosyllis rhombeata Grube, 1857
Parent Eusyllinae Malaquin, 1893
Synonymised
taxa
  Amblyosillis Grube, 1857 (lapsus calami)
Gattiola Johnston, 1865
Nicotia Costa, 1864
Pterosyllis Claparède, 1863
Thylaciphorus Quatrefages, 1866
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: Langerhans P (1879) Die Würmfauna von Madeira. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 33: 513-592. [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]

redescription: San Martín G (2003) Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21 Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid, p 1-554 [details]

ecology source: Pernet, Bruno. 1998. Benthic egg masses and larval development of Amblyosyllis speciosa (Polychaeta: Syllidae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 78: 1369-1372. , available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315400044568 [details]

Direct child
taxa

[show all]
 Species Amblyosyllis enigmatica San Martin & Hutchings, 2006
Species Amblyosyllis formosa (Claparède, 1863)
Species Amblyosyllis immatura Langerhans, 1879
Species Amblyosyllis madeirensis Langerhans, 1879
Species Amblyosyllis multidenticulata San Martin & Hutchings, 2006
Species Amblyosyllis rhombeata Grube, 1857
Species Amblyosyllis speciosa Izuka, 1912
Species Amblyosyllis vesiculosa Hartmann-Schröder, 1989

Species Amblyosyllis cincinnata (Verrill, 1874) (nomen dubium)
Species Amblyosyllis finmarchica (Malmgren, 1867) (nomen dubium)
Species Amblyosyllis granosa Ehlers, 1897 (nomen dubium)
Species Amblyosyllis lineolata (A. Costa, 1864) (nomen dubium)

Species Amblyosyllis algefnae Viguier, 1886 accepted as Amblyosyllis formosa (Claparède, 1863)
Species Amblyosyllis dorsigera Claparède, 1864 accepted as Amblyosyllis formosa (Claparède, 1863)
Species Amblyosyllis infuscata Ehlers, 1901 accepted as Dioplosyllis infuscata (Ehlers, 1901)
Species Amblyosyllis inmatura Langerhans, 1879 accepted as Amblyosyllis formosa (Claparède, 1863)
Species Amblyosyllis inmaturata Langerhans, 1879 accepted as Amblyosyllis formosa (Claparède, 1863)
Species Amblyosyllis lineata Grube, 1863 accepted as Amblyosyllis formosa (Claparède, 1863)
Species Amblyosyllis nigrolineata Okada, 1934 accepted as Amblyosyllis speciosa Izuka, 1912
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Feedingtypes  deposit feeder: surface [details]
interface grazer [details]
suspension feeder: facultative [details]
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Note  Reproduction: Pernet (1998) reports Amblyosyllis speciosa produces benthic gelatinous masses. Embryos and larvae develop within these masses until about three weeks after fertilization, after which they crawl or swim away and metamorphose.  [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129645
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Bellan, Gérard
2006-01-25 15:50:31Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2007-03-29 10:21:37Z  checked  Musco, Luigi
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
  
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  Citation: Fauchald, K.; Musco, L.; Bellan, G. (2013). Amblyosyllis Grube, 1857. 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=129645 on 2013-05-20
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