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Polychaeta taxon details

Phyllodoce Lamarck, 1818 
AphiaID: 129455

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Phyllodociformia (Suborder) > Phyllodocidae (Family) > Phyllodocinae (Subfamily)
Status accepted
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Typetaxon Phyllodoce laminosa Savigny in Lamarck, 1818
Typetaxon of  Phyllodocinae Oersted, 1843
Parent Phyllodocinae Oersted, 1843
Synonymised
taxa
  Anaitides Czerniavsky, 1882 (subjective synonym)
Globidoce Bergström, 1914 (error for Sphaerodoce Bergström, 1914)
Lepadorhynchus Schmarda, 1861 (Misspelling of Lopadorhynchus. Only species referred to Phyllodoce.)
Phillodoce Grube, 1878 (Spelling error for Phyllodoce.)
Phyllidoce Risso, 1826 (Misspelling of Phyllodoce.)
Phyllodoce (Anaitides) Czerniavsky, 1882 (subjective synonym)
Phyllodoce (Anaitis) Malmgren, 1865
Phyllodoce (Phyllodoce) Savigny, 1818
Phyllouschakovius Blake, 1988 (Subjective synonym)
Prophyllodoce Hartman, 1966 (Subjective synonym)
Sphaerodoce Bergström, 1914 (Subjective synonym)
Zverlinum Averintsev, 1972 (Subjective synonym)
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: Day, J.H. (1967). Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. 458 & xxix pp. [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]

additional source: Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta]. 2nd revised ed. The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology, 58. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2. 648 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

status source: International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1992. Opinion-1692. Phyllodoce Lamarck, 1818 and Polyodontes de Blainville, 1828 (Annelida, Polychaeta): conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 49(3): 242-243. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/44490#266 [details]

from synonym: 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] [view taxon]

from synonym: Pleijel, Fredrik 1988. Phyllodoce (Polychaeta, Phyllodocidae) from northern Europe. Zoologica Scripta 17(2): 141-153. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 41: 47-114 (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details] [view taxon]

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German gefleckter Blattwurm  [details]
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 Species Phyllodoce adarensis Benham, 1927
Species Phyllodoce agassizi Nolte, 1938
Species Phyllodoce albovittata Grube, 1860
Species Phyllodoce algerensis Nolte, 1938
Species Phyllodoce arenae Webster, 1879
Species Phyllodoce armigera (Blake, 1988)
Species Phyllodoce australis Day, 1975
Species Phyllodoce basalis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1965)
Species Phyllodoce benedenii (Hansen, 1882)
Species Phyllodoce berrisfordi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1974)
Species Phyllodoce bimaculata Saint-Joseph, 1898
Species Phyllodoce breviremis Quatrefages, 1866
Species Phyllodoce bruneoviridis Saint-Joseph, 1898
Species Phyllodoce bulbosa Wesenberg-Lund, 1962
Species Phyllodoce callaona Grube, 1857
Species Phyllodoce canariensis Nolte, 1938
Species Phyllodoce capreensis Nolte, 1938
Species Phyllodoce catenula Verrill, 1873
Species Phyllodoce chalybeia Grube, 1880
Species Phyllodoce chinensis Uschakov & Wu, 1959
Species Phyllodoce citrina Malmgren, 1865
Species Phyllodoce clava Carrington, 1865
Species Phyllodoce colmani Day, 1949
Species Phyllodoce cordifolia Johnston, 1865
Species Phyllodoce cortezi (Kudenov, 1975)
Species Phyllodoce costata Grube, 1850
Species Phyllodoce cuspidata McCammon & Montagne, 1979
Species Phyllodoce digueti Fauvel, 1943
Species Phyllodoce dissotyla Willey, 1905
Species Phyllodoce diversiantennata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1986)
Species Phyllodoce dubia (Fauchald, 1972)
Species Phyllodoce duplex McIntosh, 1885
Species Phyllodoce elongata (Imajima, 1967)
Species Phyllodoce erythraeensis Gravier, 1900
Species Phyllodoce erythraensis Gravier, 1900
Species Phyllodoce erythrophylla (Schmarda, 1861)
Species Phyllodoce fakaravana Chamberlin, 1919
Species Phyllodoce faroensis Nolte, 1938
Species Phyllodoce ferruginea Moore, 1909
Species Phyllodoce flavescens Grube, 1857
Species Phyllodoce foliosopapillata Willey, 1905
Species Phyllodoce fristedti Bergström, 1916
Species Phyllodoce geoffroyi Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833
Species Phyllodoce gravida Gravier, 1900
Species Phyllodoce griffithsii Johnston, 1865
Species Phyllodoce groenlandica Örsted, 1842
Species Phyllodoce hartmanae Blake & Walton, 1977
Species Phyllodoce hawaiia (Hartman, 1966)
Species Phyllodoce helderensis Nolte, 1938
Species Phyllodoce helgolandica Nolte, 1938
Species Phyllodoce heterocirrus (Chamberlin, 1919)
Species Phyllodoce hiatti Hartman, 1966
Species Phyllodoce impostii Audouin & Milne Edwards in Quatrefages, 1866
Species Phyllodoce incisa Örsted, 1842
Species Phyllodoce japonica Imajima, 1967
Species Phyllodoce jeffreysii (McIntosh, 1908)
Species Phyllodoce koreana (Lee & Jae, 1985)
Species Phyllodoce lamelligera Johnston
Species Phyllodoce lamelligera (Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1788)
Species Phyllodoce laminosa Savigny in Lamarck, 1818
Species Phyllodoce latifrons Hartmann-Schröder, 1960
Species Phyllodoce lineata (Claparède, 1870)
Species Phyllodoce longicirris Grube, 1857
Species Phyllodoce longifrons Ben-Eliahu, 1972
Species Phyllodoce longipes Kinberg, 1866
Species Phyllodoce macrolepidota Schmarda, 1861
Species Phyllodoce macropapillosa Saint-Joseph, 1895
Species Phyllodoce macrophthalmos Grube, 1857
Species Phyllodoce maculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Phyllodoce madeirensis Langerhans, 1880
Species Phyllodoce magnaoculata Treadwell, 1901
Species Phyllodoce malmgreni Gravier, 1900
Species Phyllodoce marquesensis Monro, 1939
Species Phyllodoce medipapillata Moore, 1909
Species Phyllodoce megareme Quatrefages, 1844
Species Phyllodoce melaena Monro, 1939
Species Phyllodoce mernoensis Knox, 1960
Species Phyllodoce minuta (Treadwell, 1937)
Species Phyllodoce modesta Quatrefages, 1866
Species Phyllodoce monroi (Hartman, 1964)
Species Phyllodoce mucosa Örsted, 1843
Species Phyllodoce multicirris Grube, 1878
Species Phyllodoce multipapillata (Kravitz & Jones, 1979)
Species Phyllodoce multiseriata Rioja, 1941
Species Phyllodoce nana Saint-Joseph, 1906
Species Phyllodoce neapolitana Nolte, 1938
Species Phyllodoce nicoyensis Treadwell, 1928
Species Phyllodoce noronhensis Nolte, 1938
Species Phyllodoce novaehollandiae Kinberg, 1866
Species Phyllodoce oerstedii Quatrefages, 1866
Species Phyllodoce panamensis Treadwell, 1917
Species Phyllodoce papillosa Uschakov & Wu, 1959
Species Phyllodoce parva (Hartmann-Schröder, 1965)
Species Phyllodoce parvula Gravier, 1907
Species Phyllodoce patagonica (Kinberg, 1866)
Species Phyllodoce pellucida Quatrefages, 1844
Species Phyllodoce pettiboneae Blake, 1988
Species Phyllodoce ponticensis Nolte, 1938
Species Phyllodoce pseudopatagonica Augener, 1922
Species Phyllodoce pseudoseriata Hartmann-Schröder, 1959
Species Phyllodoce pulla Treadwell, 1926
Species Phyllodoce punctata Schmarda, 1861
Species Phyllodoce puntarenae Grube, 1857
Species Phyllodoce quadraticeps Grube, 1878
Species Phyllodoce rathkei Quatrefages, 1866
Species Phyllodoce rosea (McIntosh, 1877)
Species Phyllodoce salicifolia Augener, 1913
Species Phyllodoce sanctaevincentis McIntosh, 1885
Species Phyllodoce sanctijosephi Gravier, 1900
Species Phyllodoce schmardaei Day, 1963
Species Phyllodoce stigmata Treadwell, 1925
Species Phyllodoce tahitiensis Monro, 1939
Species Phyllodoce tenera Grube, 1878
Species Phyllodoce tenuissima Grube, 1878
Species Phyllodoce tergestinensis Nolte, 1938
Species Phyllodoce tortugae Treadwell, 1917
Species Phyllodoce transatlantica Blanchard in Gay, 1849
Species Phyllodoce trivittata Wagner, 1885
Species Phyllodoce truncata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1965)
Species Phyllodoce tuberculosa Kudenov, 1975
Species Phyllodoce tubicola Day, 1963
Species Phyllodoce undata Pruvot, 1883
Species Phyllodoce varia Treadwell, 1928
Species Phyllodoce variabilis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1965)
Species Phyllodoce violacea Treadwell, 1926
Species Phyllodoce williamsi (Hartman, 1936)

Species Phyllodoce assimilis Örsted, 1843 (nomen dubium)
Species Phyllodoce attenuata Carrington, 1865 (nomen dubium, see Pleijel 1991)
Species Phyllodoce muelleri Leuckart, 1849 (nomen dubium, see Pleijel 1991)
Species Phyllodoce pulchra Johnston, 1829 (nomen dubium, see Pleijel 1991)
Species Phyllodoce pusilla (Claparède, 1870) (nomen dubium)

Subgenus Phyllodoce (Anaitides) Czerniavsky, 1882 accepted as Phyllodoce Lamarck, 1818
  » Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) australis Day, 1975 represented as Phyllodoce australis Day, 1975 (alternate representation, disused subgenus)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) groenlandica Örsted, 1842 represented as Phyllodoce groenlandica Örsted, 1842 (alternate representation, disused subgenus)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) lineata (Claparède, 1870) represented as Phyllodoce lineata (Claparède, 1870) (alternate representation)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) maculata (Linnaeus, 1767) represented as Phyllodoce maculata (Linnaeus, 1767) (alternate representation)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) mucosa Oersted, 1843 represented as Phyllodoce mucosa Örsted, 1843 (alternate representation)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) multiseriata Rioja, 1941 represented as Phyllodoce multiseriata Rioja, 1941 (alternate representation, disused subgenus)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) papillosa Uschakov & Wu, 1959 represented as Phyllodoce papillosa Uschakov & Wu, 1959 (alternate representation, disused subgenus)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) patagonica (Kinberg, 1866) represented as Phyllodoce patagonica (Kinberg, 1866) (alternate representation, disused subgenus)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) pseudopatagonica Augener, 1922 represented as Phyllodoce pseudopatagonica Augener, 1922 (alternate representation, disused subgenus)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) rosea (McIntosh, 1877) represented as Phyllodoce rosea (McIntosh, 1877) (alternate representation)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitides) africana Augener, 1918 accepted as Phyllodoce madeirensis Langerhans, 1880
Subgenus Phyllodoce (Anaitis) Malmgren, 1865 accepted as Phyllodoce Lamarck, 1818
  » Species Phyllodoce (Anaitis) capensis Day, 1960 (nomen dubium, see Kato & Pleijel 2003)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitis) papillosa Ehlers, 1887 (nomen dubium, possibly a member of Eumida, see Kato & Pleijel 2003)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitis) rubens Grube, 1880 (nomen dubium, see Kato & Pleijel 2003)
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitis) chalybeia Grube, 1880 accepted as Phyllodoce chalybeia Grube, 1880
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitis) madeirensis Langerhans, 1880 accepted as Anaitides madeirensis (Langerhans, 1880) accepted as Phyllodoce madeirensis Langerhans, 1880
» Species Phyllodoce (Anaitis) sanctaevicentis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Phyllodoce sanctaevincentis McIntosh, 1885
Subgenus Phyllodoce (Carobia) Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Nereiphylla Blainville, 1828
  » Species Phyllodoce (Carobia) lamelligera
» Species Phyllodoce (Carobia) dohrnii Langerhans, 1880 accepted as Genetyllis dohrnii (Langerhans, 1880)
» Species Phyllodoce (Carobia) rubiginosa Saint-Joseph, 1888 accepted as Genetyllis rubiginosa (de Saint-Joseph, 1888)
» Species Phyllodoce (Carobia) splendens Saint-Joseph, 1888 accepted as Nereiphylla paretti Blainville, 1828
Subgenus Phyllodoce (Eulalia) Savigny, 1822 accepted as Eulalia Savigny, 1818
  » Species Phyllodoce (Eulalia) macroceros Grube, 1860 accepted as Sige macroceros (Grube, 1860)
» Species Phyllodoce (Eulalia) minuta Grube, 1880 accepted as Eulalia minuta (Grube, 1860)
» Species Phyllodoce (Eulalia) novaezelandiae Grube, 1880 accepted as Eulalia novaezelandiae (Grube, 1880)
» Species Phyllodoce (Eulalia) punctifera Grube, 1860 accepted as Pirakia punctifera (Grube, 1860)
» Species Phyllodoce (Eulalia) tenax Grube, 1878 accepted as Eulalia tenax
Subgenus Phyllodoce (Phyllodoce) Savigny, 1818 accepted as Phyllodoce Lamarck, 1818
Species Phyllodoce arctica Hansen, 1882 accepted as Phyllodoce groenlandica Örsted, 1842
Species Phyllodoce badia Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Phyllodoce citrina Malmgren, 1865
Species Phyllodoce bermudae Verrill, 1900 accepted as Genetyllis bermudae (Verrill, 1900)
Species Phyllodoce bilineata Johnston, 1840 accepted as Eulalia bilineata (Johnston, 1840)
Species Phyllodoce bowersi Benham, 1927 accepted as Paranaitis bowersi (Benham, 1927)
Species Phyllodoce callirhynchus Michaelsen, 1897 accepted as Phyllodoce lineata (Claparède, 1870)
Species Phyllodoce castanea (Marenzeller, 1879) accepted as Nereiphylla castanea (Marenzeller, 1879)
Species Phyllodoce clavigera Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 accepted as Eulalia viridis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Phyllodoce compsa (Chamberlin, 1919) accepted as Phyllodoce panamensis Treadwell, 1917
Species Phyllodoce corniculata Claparède, 1868 accepted as Nereiphylla paretti Blainville, 1828
Species Phyllodoce ehlersii Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Phyllodoce lamelligera Johnston
Species Phyllodoce foliosa Sars, 1835 accepted as Notophyllum foliosum (Sars, 1835)
Species Phyllodoce fragilis Webster, 1879 accepted as Nereiphylla fragilis
Species Phyllodoce fuscacirrata Treadwell, 1926 accepted as Phyllodoce tenuissima Grube, 1878
Species Phyllodoce gervillei Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 accepted as Eulalia viridis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Phyllodoce gigantea Johnston, 1829 accepted as Phyllodoce laminosa Savigny in Lamarck, 1818
Species Phyllodoce gracilis Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Genetyllis gracilis (Kinberg, 1866)
Species Phyllodoce kinbergii Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Nereiphylla paretti Blainville, 1828
Species Phyllodoce kosteriensis (Malmgren, 1867) accepted as Paranaitis kosteriensis (Malmgren, 1867)
Species Phyllodoce luetkeni Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Phyllodoce groenlandica Örsted, 1842
Species Phyllodoce lugens Ehlers, 1864 accepted as Nereiphylla paretti Blainville, 1828
Species Phyllodoce macrophthalma Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Phyllodoce schmardaei Day, 1963
Species Phyllodoce maxillosa Ranzani, 1817 accepted as Polyodontes maxillosus (Ranzani, 1817)
Species Phyllodoce oculata Ehlers, 1887 accepted as Phyllodoce erythrophylla (Schmarda, 1861)
Species Phyllodoce ovalifera Augener, 1913 accepted as Genetyllis gracilis (Kinberg, 1866)
Species Phyllodoce pancerina Claparède, 1870 accepted as Nereiphylla paretti Blainville, 1828
Species Phyllodoce papulosa Saint-Joseph, 1898 accepted as Phyllodoce lineata (Claparède, 1870)
Species Phyllodoce paretti (Blainville, 1828) accepted as Nereiphylla paretti Blainville, 1828
Species Phyllodoce parettiana Delle Chiaje, 1841 accepted as Nereiphylla paretti Blainville, 1828
Species Phyllodoce polyphylla Ehlers, 1897 accepted as Genetyllis polyphylla (Ehlers, 1897)
Species Phyllodoce pruvoti Fauvel, 1930 accepted as Phyllodoce violacea Treadwell, 1926
Species Phyllodoce pulchella Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Phyllodoce maculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Phyllodoce rathkii Grube, 1840 accepted as Nereiphylla paretti Blainville, 1828
Species Phyllodoce rinki Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Phyllodoce maculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Phyllodoce rubiginosa de Saint-Joseph, 1888 accepted as Nereiphylla rubiginosa (Saint-Joseph, 1888)
Species Phyllodoce saxicola Quatrefages, 1843 accepted as Phyllodoce laminosa Savigny in Lamarck, 1818
Species Phyllodoce taprobanensis Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Phyllodoce macrolepidota Schmarda, 1861
Species Phyllodoce teres Malmgren, 1865 accepted as Phyllodoce maculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Phyllodoce tuberculata Bobretzky, 1868 accepted as Genetyllis tuberculata (Bobretzky, 1868)
Species Phyllodoce unicirrata Winternitz, 1936 accepted as Nereiphylla fragilis
Species Phyllodoce variegata Treadwell, 1926 accepted as Phyllodoce violacea Treadwell, 1926
Species Phyllodoce vittata accepted as Paranaitis kosteriensis (Malmgren, 1867)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Birkenfels (shipwreck) (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
West Coast of Norway  [details]

Feedingtypes  omnivore [details]
predator [details]
scavenger [details]
Notes  classification: M'Harzi (1999) placed this genus under the family Phyllodocidae Williams, 1852 [details]

DescriptionPhyllodoce mucosa-maculata: Free-living, very active bristle worm with parapodia whose dorsal cirri are remarkably large and leaf-like (resembling paddles). Heart-shaped head with two eyes and four antennae. Eversible unarmed proboscis covered with rows of large and/or small papillae. Colour ranges from white to yellowish with transverse dark brown bands or patches. [details]

DistributionPhyllodoce mucosa-maculata: In the 1976-1986 period Phyllodoce mucosa/maculata was widely distributed in the entire near-coastal zone and reached a maximum density of 70 ind./m2. The species showed a similar distribution pattern in the 1994-2001 period. However, P. mucosa/maculata was absent near the eastern coastal zone and higher densities (up to 1,500 ind./m2) were reached in the latter period. [details]

HabitatPhyllodoce mucosa-maculata is found in sediments with a wide variety of grain sizes (maximum 500 μm), but displays a preference for sediments with a median grain size between 100 and 300 μm (relative occurrence > 30%). A similar pattern is observed with regard to the mud content preference: Phyllodoce mucosa-maculata is found in sediments with strongly varying mud contents, but prefers sediments with a mud content up to 40% (relative occurrence: minimum 40%). [details]

Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Image 
Phyllodoce maculata-mucosa
Phyllodoce maculata-mucosa
added on 2006-02-10 - author: Hans Hillewaert
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129455
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Bellan, Gérard
2005-04-11 07:40:04Z  changed  Cuvelier, Daphne
2008-03-03 06:51:11Z  changed  Decock, Wim
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
2010-04-26 22:10:58Z  changed  Read, Geoffrey
  
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  Citation: Read, G.; Fauchald, K.; Bellan, G. (2013). Phyllodoce Lamarck, 1818. 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=129455 on 2013-05-23