Aphroditidae Malmgren, 1867 
AphiaID: 938

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Aphroditiformia (Suborder)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Aphroditiformia
Synonymised taxa		Palmyridae Kinberg, 1858 (subjective synonym)
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: Barnich, R.; Fiege, D. 2003. The Aphroditoidea (Annelida: Polychaeta) of the Mediterranean Sea. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 559: 167pp., available online at http://www.schweizerbart.de/publications/detail/isbn/9783510613533/The-Aphroditoidea-Annelida-Polychaeta-of-the-Mediterranean-Sea [details] additional source: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details] from synonym: Kinberg, J. G. H. 1858. Part 3: Annulater. 1-32. Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies Resa omkring jorden under befal af C.A. Virgin aren 1851-1853. Vetenskapliga Iakttagelser. Almquist & Wicksells. Uppsala & Stockholm. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Watson Russell, Charlotte 1989. Revision of Palmyra Savigny (Polychaeta: Aphroditidae) and redescription of Palmyra aurifera. The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 6(1): 35-53. [details] [view taxon] from synonym: Wiklund, Helena, Nygren, Arne, Pleijel, Fredrik and Sundberg, Per 2005. Phylogeny of Aphroditiformia (Polychaeta) based on molecular and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37: 495-502. page(s): 498 [details] [view taxon]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Dutch zeerupsen  [details] English scaleworms  [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Aphrodita Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Aphroditella Genus Aphrogenia Kinberg, 1856 Genus Halogenia Genus Hermione Blainville, 1828 Genus Hermionopsis Seidler, 1923 Genus Hermonia Hartman, 1959 Genus Heteraphrodita Genus Hystrix Genus Laetmonice Kinberg, 1856 Genus Letmonicella Genus Milnesia Genus Milnesium Genus Mus Genus Palmyra Savigny, 1818 Genus Pontogenia Claparède, 1868 Genus Triceratia Genus Vermis Genus Aphrodite [auctt.] accepted as Aphrodita Linnaeus, 1758 Genus Halithea Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Laetmonice Kinberg, 1856 Genus Laetmatonice [auctt.] accepted as Laetmonice Kinberg, 1856
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Links		To AnimalsAndEarth (David Shale) To GenBank To ITIS
Images		To AnimalsAndEarth (David Shale)
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:938
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   db_admin 2007-01-18 14:44:44Z   changed   Barnich, Ruth 2008-03-26 11:36:43Z   changed   Fauchald, Kristian 2012-09-19 03:31:54Z   changed   Read, Geoffrey
		[Taxonomic tree] [List Species] [Google] [Google scholar] [Google images]
		Citation: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). Aphroditidae. 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=938 on 2013-05-20