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Opheliidae Malmgren, 1867 
AphiaID: 924

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Scolecida (Subclass)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Scolecida
Sources  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: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Genus Ammotrypanella McIntosh, 1878
Genus Antiobactrum
Genus Armandia Filippi, 1861
Genus Kesun Chamberlin, 1919
Genus Nais Dujardin, 1839
Subfamily Opheliinae
  » Genus Cassandane
» Genus Neomeris
» Genus Nitetis
» Genus Ophelia Savigny, 1818
» Genus Thoracophelia Ehlers, 1897
» Genus Euzonus Grube, 1866 accepted as Thoracophelia Ehlers, 1897
» Genus Pectinophelia Hartman, 1938 accepted as Thoracophelia Ehlers, 1897
Subfamily Ophelininae
  » Genus Ophelina Örsted, 1843
» Genus Ammotrypane Rathke, 1843 accepted as Ophelina Örsted, 1843
» Genus Ladice Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Ophelina Örsted, 1843
» Genus Omaria Grube, 1869 accepted as Ophelina Örsted, 1843
» Genus Terpsichore Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Ophelina Örsted, 1843
» Tribe Urosiphon Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Ophelina Örsted, 1843
Genus Polyophthalmus Quatrefages, 1850
Genus Pseudophelia
Genus Pygophelia
Genus Tachytrypane McIntosh, 1876
Subfamily Travesiinae
  » Genus Dindymene
» Genus Travisia Johnston, 1840

Genus Lobochesis Hutchings & Murray, 1984 accepted as Thoracophelia Ehlers, 1897
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Feedingtypes  deposit feeder: surface [details]
interface grazer [details]
suspension feeder: facultative [details]
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:924
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  db_admin
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
2010-03-03 00:50:30Z  changed  Read, Geoffrey
  
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  Citation: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). Opheliidae. 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=924 on 2013-05-23
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