Acrocirridae Banse, 1969 
AphiaID: 920

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Terebellida (Order) > Cirratuliformia (Suborder)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Cirratuliformia
Sources		original description: Banse, K. 1969. Acrocirridae n.fam. (Polychaeta Sedentaria). Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 26(10): 2595-2620. [details] basis of record: Dauvin, J.-C.; Dewarumez, J.-M.; Gentil, F. (2003). Liste actualisée des espèces d’Annélides Polychètes présentes en Manche [An up to date list of polychaetous annelids from the English Channel]. Cah. Biol. Mar. 44(1): 67-95 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
All child taxa [hide all]		Genus Acrocirrus Grube, 1873    » Species Acrocirrus aciculigerus Kudenov, 1976 » Species Acrocirrus bansei Magalhães & Bailey-Brock, 2012 » Species Acrocirrus columbianus Banse, 1979 » Species Acrocirrus crassifilis Moore, 1923 » Species Acrocirrus frontifilis (Grube, 1860) » Species Acrocirrus heterochaetus Annenkova, 1934    » Subspecies Acrocirrus heterochaetus okotensis Imajima, 1963 accepted as Acrocirrus okotensis Imajima, 1963 » Species Acrocirrus incisa Kudenov, 1975 » Species Acrocirrus muroranensis Okuda, 1934 » Species Acrocirrus occipitalis Banse, 1979 » Species Acrocirrus okotensis Imajima, 1963 » Species Acrocirrus trisectus Banse, 1969 » Species Acrocirrus uchidai Okuda, 1934 » Species Acrocirrus validus Marenzeller, 1879 » Species Acrocirrus leidyi Verrill, 1882 accepted as Macrochaeta leidyi (Verrill, 1882) Genus Chauvinelia    » Species Chauvinelia arctica Averincev, 1980 » Species Chauvinelia biscayensis Laubier, 1974 Genus Chauviniella Heinrich, 1938    » Species Chauviniella arctica Averintsev, 1980 » Species Chauviniella biscayensis Laubier, 1974 Genus Flabelligella Hartman, 1965    » Species Flabelligella biscayensis Kolmer, 1985 » Species Flabelligella cirrata » Species Flabelligella erratica Orensanz, 1974 » Species Flabelligella mediterranea Kolmer, 1985 » Species Flabelligella mexicana Fauchald, 1972 » Species Flabelligella minuta Hartman, 1965 » Species Flabelligella papillata Genus Flabelligena Gillet, 2001    » Species Flabelligena amoureuxi Gillet, 2001 » Species Flabelligena cirrata (Hartman & Fauchald, 1971) » Species Flabelligena erratica (Orensanz, 1974) » Species Flabelligena gascognensis Aguirrezabalaga & Ceberio, 2006 Genus Flabelliseta Hartman, 1978    » Species Flabelliseta incrusta Hartman, 1978 Genus Helmetophorus Hartman, 1978    » Species Helmetophorus rankini Hartman, 1978 Genus Macrochaeta Grube, 1850    » Species Macrochaeta australiensis Kudenov, 1976 » Species Macrochaeta bansei Hartmann-Schröder, 1974 » Species Macrochaeta caroli Westheide, 1981 » Species Macrochaeta clavicornis (M. Sars, 1835) » Species Macrochaeta helgolandica Friedrich, 1936 » Species Macrochaeta leidyi (Verrill, 1882) » Species Macrochaeta multipapillata Westheide, 1981 » Species Macrochaeta natalensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1996 » Species Macrochaeta papillosa Ehlers, 1913 » Species Macrochaeta pege Banse, 1969 » Species Macrochaeta polyonyx Eliason, 1962 » Species Macrochaeta sexoculata (Webster & Benedict, 1887) » Species Macrochaeta westheidei Santos & da Silva, 1993 Genus Swima Osborn, Haddock, Pleijel, Madin & Rouse, 2009    » Species Swima bombiviridis Osborn, Haddock, Pleijel, Madin, Rouse, 2009 » Species Swima fulgida Osborn, Haddock & Rouse » Species Swima tawitawiensis Osborn, Haddock & Rouse, 2011 Genus Teuthidodrilus Osborn, Madin & Rouse, 2011    » Species Teuthidodrilus samae Osborn, Madin & Rouse, 2011 Genus Ledon Webster & Benedict, 1887 accepted as Macrochaeta Grube, 1850    » Species Ledon leidyi (Verrill, 1882) accepted as Macrochaeta leidyi (Verrill, 1882) » Species Ledon sexoculata Webster & Benedict, 1887 accepted as Macrochaeta sexoculata (Webster & Benedict, 1887)
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
Note		Classification: Placed under Spionida [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:920
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   db_admin 2007-12-15 20:01:16Z   changed   Vanden Berghe, Edward 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). Acrocirridae Banse, 1969. 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=920 on 2013-05-20