Polychaeta taxon details
Capitella Blainville, 1828 AphiaID: 129211
| Status | | accepted |
Record
status | | Checked by Taxonomic Editor |
| Rank | | Genus |
| Typetaxon | | Lumbricus capitatus Fabricius, 1780 (type by original designation)
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| Parent | | Capitellidae Grube, 1862 |
Synonymised
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Branchiocapitella Fauvel, 1932 (subjective synonym)
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| 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: 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: 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]
from synonym: Magalhães, Wagner F.; Bailey-Brock, Julie H. 2012. Capitellidae Grube, 1862 (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Hawaiian Islands with description of two new species. Zootaxa *(3581): 1-52 , available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3581.html
page(s): 3 [details] [view taxon]
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Vernacular
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[show all] | | Species Capitella aberranta Hartman & Fauchald, 1971
Species Capitella capitata (Fabricius, 1780)
Species Capitella caribaeorum Warren & George, 1986
Species Capitella dizonata Johnson, 1901
Species Capitella giardi (Mesnil, 1897)
Species Capitella gracilis (Verrill, 1880)
Species Capitella hermaphrodita Boletzky & Dohle, 1967
Species Capitella intermedia Czerniavsky, 1881
Species Capitella jonesi (Hartman, 1959)
Species Capitella minima Langerhans, 1881
Species Capitella ovincola Hartman, 1947
Species Capitella perarmata (Gravier, 1911)
Species Capitella perarmatus (Gravier, 1911)
Species Capitella singularis (Fauvel, 1932)
Species Capitella teleta Blake, Grassle & Eckelbarger, 2009
Species Capitella tripartita Hartman, 1961
Species Capitella costana Claparède, 1869 accepted as Heteromastus filiformis (Claparède, 1864)
Species Capitella fabricii Blainville, 1828 accepted as Capitella capitata (Fabricius, 1780)
Species Capitella filiformis Claparède, 1864 accepted as Heteromastus filiformis (Claparède, 1864)
Species Capitella fimbriata van Beneden, 1857 accepted as Heteromastus filiformis (Claparède, 1864)
Species Capitella I [informal, 1976] accepted as Capitella teleta Blake, Grassle & Eckelbarger, 2009
Species Capitella major Claparède, 1869 accepted as Notomastus profundus (Eisig, 1887)
Species Capitella prototypa Czerniavsky, 1881 accepted as Capitella capitata (Fabricius, 1780)
Species Capitella rubicunda Keferstein, 1862 accepted as Notomastus latericeus Sars, 1851
Species Capitella similis Czerniavsky, 1881 accepted as Capitella capitata (Fabricius, 1780)
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| Environment | | marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial |
| Fossil range | | recent only |
| Distribution | | Kongsfjord [details]
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| Feedingtypes | |
deposit feeder: subsurface [details]
grazer [details]
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| Links | | To GenBank
To ITIS
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| Notes | |
Description: Two twin species can be found in the North Sea: Capitella capitata and Capitella minima. These two species are morphologically very hard to distinguish from each other, hence we speak of a Capitella complex. Capitella looks like earthworms because the exterior appendages (parapodia and gills) are very much reduced. The body is rather fragile and may contract and/or expand. The head is built rather simply and tapers conically. The colour of the living specimens is purple. [details]
Distribution: Barring a single exception the distribution of Capitella capitata/minima is limited to the near-coastal zone. In the 1976-1986 period the complex was found in the entire near-coastal zone with a low frequency of occurrence. In the 1994-2001 period the complex of species had a higher relative
occurence, but its distribution was limited to the western near-coastal zone. Its maximum density
increased from 40 ind./m2 in the 1976-1986 period to 700 ind./m2 in the 1994-2001 period. [details]
Habitat: Capitella capitata/minima is found in all sediment types present on the Belgian part of the North Sea. Although this species occurs in very fine to coarse sediments, it tends to prefer fine-grained sediments with a median grain size of 50-250 μm. Capitella capitata/minima is almost completely absent in sediments without mud. The maximum relative occurrence (> 60%) is observed in sediments with a mud content of 10-20% whereas C. capitata/minima has a relative occurrence of 20 to 30% in sediments with higher mud contents. [details]
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| LSID | | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129211 |
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| | | Citation: Read, G.; Fauchald, K.; Bellan, G. (2013). Capitella Blainville, 1828. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129211 on 2013-05-23 |
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