Onuphidae Kinberg, 1865 
AphiaID: 965

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Eunicida (Order)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Eunicida
Sources		original description: Kinberg, J. G. H. 1865. Annulata nova. Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm, 21(10): 559-574. page(s): 559 [details] 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] additional source: Orensanz, José María 1990. The Eunicemorph polychaete annelids from Antarctic and Subantarctic Seas. With addenda to the Eunicemorpha of Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, Australia, and the Southern Indian Ocean. Antarctic Research Series, 52: 1-183. [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Aponuphis Kucheruk, 1978 Genus Australonuphis Paxton, 1979 Genus Dualgenys † Subfamily Hyalinoeciinae    » Genus Anchinothria Paxton, 1986 » Genus Hyalinoecia Malmgren, 1867 » Genus Nothria Malmgren, 1866 » Genus Northia Johnston, 1865 accepted as Nothria Malmgren, 1866 » Genus Nothrya accepted as Nothria Malmgren, 1866 Genus Hyalospinifera Kucheruk, 1979 Genus Leptoecia Chamberlin, 1919 Genus Longibrachium Paxton, 1986 Genus Neonuphis Genus Notonuphis Kucheruk, 1978 Subfamily Onuphinae    » Genus Americonuphis Fauchald, 1973 » Genus Brevibrachium Paxton, 1986 » Genus Diopatra Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 » Genus Epidiopatra Augener, 1918 » Genus Fauchaldonuphis Paxton, 2005 » Genus Hartmanonuphis Paxton, 1986 » Genus Heptaceras Ehlers, 1868 » Genus Hirsutonuphis Paxton, 1986 » Genus Kinbergonuphis Fauchald, 1982 » Genus Mooreonuphis Fauchald, 1982 » Genus Onuphis Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 » Genus Paradiopatra Ehlers, 1887 » Genus Rhamphobrachium Ehlers, 1887 » Genus Americonuphis Orensanz, 1974 accepted as Australonuphis Paxton, 1979 » Genus Onophis accepted as Onuphis Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 » Genus Ramphobrachium [auctt.] accepted as Rhamphobrachium Ehlers, 1887 » Genus Sarsonuphis Fauchald, 1982 accepted as Paradiopatra Ehlers, 1887 » Genus Tradopia Baird, 1870 accepted as Heptaceras Ehlers, 1868 Genus Parahyalinoecia Genus Paranorthia Genus Paraonuphis Genus Parhyalinoecia Genus Paronuphis Ehlers, 1887 Genus Paxtonia Budaeva & Fauchald, 2011 Genus Protodiopatra Budaeva & Fauchald, 2011
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Feedingtype		detritus feeder [details]
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:965
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 21:39:55Z   changed   Read, Geoffrey
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		Citation: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). Onuphidae. 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=965 on 2013-06-19