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Sipunculus Linnaeus, 1766 
AphiaID: 136031

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Sipuncula (Phylum) > Sipunculidea (Class) > Golfingiida (Order) > Sipunculidae (Family)
Status accepted
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Typetaxon Sipunculus (Sipunculus) nudus Linnaeus, 1766
Parent Sipunculidae Rafinesque, 1814
Synonymised
taxa
  Siphoncolus Scopoli, 1777 (spelling variation)
Siphonculus Vérany, 1846 (spelling variation)
Siphunculus Scopoli, 1777 (spelling variation)
Siponculus Linnaeus, 1766 (spelling variation)
Sipunculis Linnaeus, 1766 (spelling variation)
Syphunculus Scopoli, 1777 (spelling variation)
Syrinx Bohadsch, 1761 (synonym)
Sources  original description: Linnaeus, C. (1766). Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 1): 1-532. [details]

basis of record: van der Land, J. (2001). Sipuncula, 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. 178-179 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

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 Subgenus Sipunculus (Austrosiphon) (Fisher, 1954a)
  » Species Sipunculus (Austrosiphon) indicus Peters, 1850
» Species Sipunculus (Austrosiphon) mundanus Selenka & Bülow, 1883
Subgenus Sipunculus (Phascolosoma)
  » Species Sipunculus (Phascolosoma) concharum (Örsted, 1844) accepted as Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus (Montagu, 1804)
» Species Sipunculus (Phascolosoma) scutatus Müller, 1844 accepted as Aspidosiphon (Aspidosiphon) muelleri muelleri Diesing, 1851
» Species Sipunculus (Phascolosoma) verrucosus Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) granulatum Leuckart, 1828
Subgenus Sipunculus (Phascolosomum)
  » Species Sipunculus (Phascolosomum) borealis De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Nephasoma (Nephasoma) eremita (Sars, 1851)
» Species Sipunculus (Phascolosomum) elongatus (Keferstein, 1862) accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) elongata (Keferstein, 1862)
» Species Sipunculus (Phascolosomum) harveyi (Forbes, 1841) accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) vulgaris vulgaris (De Blainville, 1827)
» Species Sipunculus (Phascolosomum) johnstoni Forbes, 1841 accepted as Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum (Keferstein, 1862)
» Species Sipunculus (Phascolosomum) obscurus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) vulgaris vulgaris (De Blainville, 1827)
» Species Sipunculus (Phascolosomum) oerstedii De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) margaritacea (Sars, 1851)
» Species Sipunculus (Phascolosomum) pellucidus (Keferstein, 1865) accepted as Nephasoma (Nephasoma) pellucidum pellucidum (Keferstein, 1865b)
» Species Sipunculus (Phascolosomum) punctatissimus (Gosse, 1853) accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) vulgaris vulgaris (De Blainville, 1827)
» Species Sipunculus (Phascolosomum) vermiculus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) perlucens Baird, 1868
» Species Sipunculus (Phascolosomum) violaceus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Siphonosoma vastum (Selenka & Bülow, 1883)
» Species Sipunculus (Phascolosomum) vulgaris (De Blainville, 1827) accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) vulgaris vulgaris (De Blainville, 1827)
Subgenus Sipunculus (Phymosomum)
  » Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) carneus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828) accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) scolops (Selenka & de Man, 1883)
» Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) cochlearius Valenciennes, 1854 accepted as Aspidosiphon (Aspidosiphon) muelleri muelleri Diesing, 1851
» Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) cylindratus (Keferstein, 1865) accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) elongata (Keferstein, 1862)
» Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) guttatus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) scolops (Selenka & de Man, 1883)
» Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) javanensis De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) pacificum Keferstein, 1866
» Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) longicollis (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828) accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) vulgaris vulgaris (De Blainville, 1827)
» Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) multitorquatus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) granulatum Leuckart, 1828
» Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) nigrescens (Keferstein, 1865) accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) nigrescens (Keferstein, 1865)
» Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) noduliferus (Stimpson, 1855) accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) noduliferum Stimpson, 1855
» Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) nodulosus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) noduliferum Stimpson, 1855
» Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) orbiniensis De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Themiste (Themiste) alutacea (Grube, 1858)
» Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) papillosus Thompson, 1840 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) granulatum Leuckart, 1828
» Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) plicatus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) nigrescens (Keferstein, 1865)
» Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) puntarenae (Grube, 1858) accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) nigrescens (Keferstein, 1865)
» Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) spinicauda De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) stephensoni (Stephen, 1942)
» Species Sipunculus (Phymosomum) varians (Keferstein, 1865) accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) nigrescens (Keferstein, 1865)
Subgenus Sipunculus (Sipunculus) Linnaeus, 1766
  » Species Sipunculus (Sipunculus) angasoides Chen, 1963
» Species Sipunculus (Sipunculus) lomonossovi Murina, 1968
» Species Sipunculus (Sipunculus) longipapillosus Murina, 1968
» Species Sipunculus (Sipunculus) marcusi Ditadi, 1976
» Species Sipunculus (Sipunculus) norvegicus Danielssen, 1869
» Species Sipunculus (Sipunculus) nudus Linnaeus, 1766
» Species Sipunculus (Sipunculus) phalloides Pallas, 1774
» Species Sipunculus (Sipunculus) polymyotus Fisher, 1947
» Species Sipunculus (Sipunculus) robustus Keferstein, 1865
» Species Sipunculus (Sipunculus) gigas De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) nudus Linnaeus, 1766

Species Sipunculus angasoides Chen, 1963 represented as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) angasoides Chen, 1963 (alternate representation)
Species Sipunculus indicus Peters, 1850 represented as Sipunculus (Austrosiphon) indicus Peters, 1850 (alternate representation)
Species Sipunculus lomonossovi Murina, 1968 represented as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) lomonossovi Murina, 1968 (alternate representation)
Species Sipunculus longipapillosus Murina, 1968 represented as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) longipapillosus Murina, 1968 (alternate representation)
Species Sipunculus marcusi Ditadi, 1976 represented as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) marcusi Ditadi, 1976 (alternate representation)
Species Sipunculus mundanus Selenka & Bülow, in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883 represented as Sipunculus (Austrosiphon) mundanus Selenka & Bülow, 1883 (alternate representation)
Species Sipunculus norvegicus Danielssen, 1869 represented as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) norvegicus Danielssen, 1869 (alternate representation)
Species Sipunculus nudus Linnaeus, 1766 represented as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) nudus Linnaeus, 1766 (alternate representation)
Species Sipunculus phalloides (Pallas, 1774) represented as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) phalloides phalloides (Pallas, 1774) (alternate representation)
Species Sipunculus polymyotus Fisher, 1947 represented as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) polymyotus Fisher, 1947 (alternate representation)
Species Sipunculus robustus Keferstein, 1865 represented as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) robustus Keferstein, 1865 (alternate representation)

Subgenus Sipunculus (Aedematosomum) De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Antillesoma (Stephen & Edmonds, 1972)
  » Species Sipunculus (Aedematosomum) glans De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Antillesoma antillarum (Grube, 1858)
» Species Sipunculus (Aedematosomum) immodestus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Antillesoma antillarum (Grube, 1858)
» Species Sipunculus (Aedematosomum) rapa De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Themiste (Themiste) hennahi Gray, 1828
Subgenus Sipunculus (Contraporus) Cutler & Cutler, 1985b accepted as Sipunculus (Austrosiphon) (Fisher, 1954a)
  » Species Sipunculus (Contraporus) indicus Peters, 1850 accepted as Sipunculus (Austrosiphon) indicus Peters, 1850
» Species Sipunculus (Contraporus) mundanus (Selenka & Bülow in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883) accepted as Sipunculus (Austrosiphon) mundanus Selenka & Bülow, 1883
Subgenus Sipunculus (Cryptosomum) De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolion Théel, 1875
  » Species Sipunculus (Cryptosomum) coementarius De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus (Montagu, 1804)
» Species Sipunculus (Cryptosomum) dentalii Gray, 1828 accepted as Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus (Montagu, 1804)
» Species Sipunculus (Cryptosomum) strombi Montagu, 1804 accepted as Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus (Montagu, 1804)
Species Sipunculus aeneus Baird, 1868 accepted as Siphonosoma australe australe (Keferstein, 1865b)
Species Sipunculus aequabilis Sluiter, 1902 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) norvegicus Danielssen, 1869
Species Sipunculus amamiensis Ikeda, 1904 accepted as Siphonosoma funafuti (Shipley, 1898)
Species Sipunculus angasi Edmonds, 1955 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) robustus Keferstein, 1865
Species Sipunculus angasii Baird, 1868 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) robustus Keferstein, 1865
Species Sipunculus arcassonensis Cuénot, 1902 accepted as Siphonosoma arcassonense (Cuénot, 1902)
Species Sipunculus australis (Keferstein, 1865) accepted as Siphonosoma australe australe (Keferstein, 1865b)
Species Sipunculus bernhardus Forbes, 1841 accepted as Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus (Montagu, 1804)
Species Sipunculus billitonensis Sluiter, 1886 accepted as Siphonosoma cumanense (Keferstein, 1867)
Species Sipunculus boholensis Selenka, De Man & Bülow, 1883 accepted as Siphonosoma boholense (Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883)
Species Sipunculus branchiatus Fischer, 1894 accepted as Xenosiphon branchiatus (Fischer, 1894)
Species Sipunculus capitatus Rathke, 1843 accepted as Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus (Montagu, 1804)
Species Sipunculus carneus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828) accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) scolops (Selenka & de Man, 1883)
Species Sipunculus clavatus De Blainville, 1827 accepted as Aspidosiphon (Aspidosiphon) muelleri muelleri Diesing, 1851
Species Sipunculus claviger Sluiter, 1902 accepted as Siphonosoma cumanense (Keferstein, 1867)
Species Sipunculus cochlearius Valenciennes, 1854 accepted as Aspidosiphon (Aspidosiphon) muelleri muelleri Diesing, 1851
Species Sipunculus cumanensis (Keferstein, 1867) accepted as Siphonosoma cumanense (Keferstein, 1867)
Species Sipunculus deformis Baird, 1868 accepted as Siphonosoma cumanense (Keferstein, 1867)
Species Sipunculus delphinus Murina, 1967 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) nudus Linnaeus, 1766
Species Sipunculus dentalii Gray, 1828 accepted as Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus (Montagu, 1804)
Species Sipunculus discrepans Sluiter, 1898 accepted as Sipunculus (Austrosiphon) indicus Peters, 1850
Species Sipunculus edulis (Pallas, 1774) accepted as Siphonosoma cumanense (Keferstein, 1867)
Species Sipunculus elegans (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821) accepted as Aspidosiphon (Aspidosiphon) elegans (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821)
Species Sipunculus eremita Sars, 1851 accepted as Nephasoma (Nephasoma) eremita (Sars, 1851)
Species Sipunculus eximinoclathratus Baird, 1868 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) nudus Linnaeus, 1766
Species Sipunculus eximio-clathratus Baird, 1868 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) nudus Linnaeus, 1766
Species Sipunculus flavus Risso, 1826 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) granulatum Leuckart, 1828
Species Sipunculus funafuti Shipley, 1898 accepted as Siphonosoma funafuti (Shipley, 1898)
Species Sipunculus galapagensis Fisher, 1947 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) phalloides phalloides (Pallas, 1774)
Species Sipunculus genuensis De Blainville, 1827 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) granulatum Leuckart, 1828
Species Sipunculus gigas De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) nudus Linnaeus, 1766
Species Sipunculus gouldii De Pourtalès, 1851 accepted as Phascolopsis gouldii (De Pourtalès, 1851)
Species Sipunculus gravieri Hérubel, 1904 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) robustus Keferstein, 1865
Species Sipunculus harveii (Forbes, 1841) accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) vulgaris vulgaris (De Blainville, 1827)
Species Sipunculus heterocyathi McDonald, 1862 accepted as Aspidosiphon (Aspidosiphon) muelleri muelleri Diesing, 1851
Species Sipunculus inclusus Sluiter, 1902 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) phalloides inclusus Sluiter, 1902
Species Sipunculus infrons Sluiter, 1902 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) norvegicus Danielssen, 1869
Species Sipunculus javensis De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) pacificum Keferstein, 1866
Species Sipunculus johnstoni Forbes, 1841 accepted as Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum (Keferstein, 1862)
Species Sipunculus laevis Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) granulatum Leuckart, 1828
Species Sipunculus lendix accepted as Bolbosoma balaenae (Gmelin, 1790)
Species Sipunculus maoricus Benham, 1904 accepted as Sipunculus (Austrosiphon) mundanus Selenka & Bülow, 1883
Species Sipunculus margaritaceus Sars, 1851 accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) margaritacea (Sars, 1851)
Species Sipunculus multisulcatus Fischer, 1912 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) phalloides phalloides (Pallas, 1774)
Species Sipunculus natans Fisher, 1954 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) polymyotus Fisher, 1947
Species Sipunculus nitidus Sluiter, 1900 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) norvegicus Danielssen, 1869
Species Sipunculus novaepommeraniae Fischer, 1926 accepted as Siphonosoma cumanense (Keferstein, 1867)
Species Sipunculus obscurus (De Quatrefages, 1865) accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) vulgaris vulgaris (De Blainville, 1827)
Species Sipunculus obscurus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) elongata (Keferstein, 1862)
Species Sipunculus papillosus Thompson, 1840 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) granulatum Leuckart, 1828
Species Sipunculus porrectus Selenka, 1888 accepted as Sipunculus (Austrosiphon) indicus Peters, 1850
Species Sipunculus priapuloides Koren & Danielssen, 1876 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) norvegicus Danielssen, 1869
Species Sipunculus punctatissimus Gosse, 1853 accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) vulgaris vulgaris (De Blainville, 1827)
Species Sipunculus pyriformis Danielssen, 1859 accepted as Onchnesoma steenstrupii steenstrupii Koren & Danielssen, 1876
Species Sipunculus rapus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Themiste (Themiste) hennahi Gray, 1828
Species Sipunculus rotumanus Shipley, 1898 accepted as Siphonosoma rotumanum (Shipley, 1898)
Species Sipunculus strombi Montagu, 1804 accepted as Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus (Montagu, 1804)
Species Sipunculus strombus Montagu, 1804 accepted as Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus strombus (Montagu, 1804)
Species Sipunculus tesselatus Costa, 1853 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) nudus Linnaeus, 1766
Species Sipunculus tessellatus Costa, 1853 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) nudus Linnaeus, 1766
Species Sipunculus tigrinus Risso, 1826 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) granulatum Leuckart, 1828
Species Sipunculus titubans Selenka & Bülow, in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883 accepted as Sipunculus (Sipunculus) nudus Linnaeus, 1766
Species Sipunculus tuberculatus De Blainville, 1827 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) granulatum Leuckart, 1828
Species Sipunculus vastatus Selenka & Bülow in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883 accepted as Siphonosoma vastum (Selenka & Bülow, 1883)
Species Sipunculus vastus Selenka & Bülow, in Selenka, de Man & Bülow, 1883 accepted as Siphonosoma vastum (Selenka & Bülow, 1883)
Species Sipunculus vermiculus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) perlucens Baird, 1868
Species Sipunculus verrucosus Cuvier, 1817 accepted as Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) granulatum Leuckart, 1828
Species Sipunculus violaceus De Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Siphonosoma vastum (Selenka & Bülow, 1883)
Species Sipunculus vulgaris De Blainville, 1827 accepted as Golfingia (Golfingia) vulgaris vulgaris (De Blainville, 1827)
Environment marine
Feedingtypes  deposit feeder: surface [details]
interface grazer [details]
suspension feeder: facultative [details]
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2008-08-18 22:20:08Z  changed  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2009-08-07 05:54:56Z  checked  Saiz-Salinas, José
  
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  Citation: Saiz-Salinas, J. (2013). Sipunculus Linnaeus, 1766. In: Saiz, J. (2013) World Sipuncula database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136031 on 2013-05-23
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