Eunicidae Berthold, 1827 
AphiaID: 966

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Eunicida
Synonymised taxa		Euniphysidae (Monogeneric grouping (Euniphysa))
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: 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] additional source: Zanol, J.; Halanych, K. M.; Struck, T. H.; Fauchald, K. 2010. Phylogeny of the bristle worm family Eunicidae (Eunicida, Annelida) and the phylogenetic utility of noncongruent 16S, COI and 18S in combined analyses. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55(2): 660-676. , available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.12.024 [details] additional source (from synonym): Costello, M.J.; Emblow, C.; White, R. (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. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-85653-538-0. 463 pp. [details] [view taxon] source of synonymy (from synonym): Lu, Hua, Fauchald, K. 2000. A phylogenetic and biogeographic study of Euniphysa (Eunicidae, Polychaeta). Journal of Natural History 34(7): 997-1044. [details] [view taxon]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Aciculomarphysa Hartmann-Schröder & Zibrowius, 1998 Genus Eunice Cuvier, 1817 Genus Euniphysa Wesenberg-Lund, 1949 Genus Fauchaldius Carrera-Parra & Salazar Vallejo, 1998 Genus Lysidice Lamarck, 1818 Genus Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865 Genus Nematonereis Schmarda, 1861 Genus Palola Gray in Stair, 1847 Genus Heteromarphysa Verrill, 1900 (nomen dubium) Genus Eunice Rafinesque, 1815 (nomen nudum) Genus Palpiglossus Wagner, 1885 (nomen nudum) Genus Amphelothrix Chamberlin, 1919 represented as Aphelothrix Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865 (alternate representation, misspelled) Genus Amphiron Chamberlin, 1919 represented as Amphiro Kinberg, 1864 accepted as Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865 (alternate representation, misspelled) Genus Bleinvillea represented as Blainvillea Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Nematonereis Schmarda, 1861 (alternate representation, misspelled) Genus Lycidice represented as Lysidice Lamarck, 1818 (alternate representation, misspelled) Genus Aglaurides Ehlers, 1866 accepted as Oenone Genus Amphiro Kinberg, 1864 accepted as Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865 Genus Aphelothrix Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865 Genus Blainvillea Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Nematonereis Schmarda, 1861 Genus Eriphyle Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Eunice Cuvier, 1817 Genus Heterophysa Shen & Wu, 1990 accepted as Euniphysa Wesenberg-Lund, 1949 Genus Leodice Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Eunice Cuvier, 1817 Genus Lithognatha Stewart, 1881 accepted as Palola Gray in Stair, 1847 Genus Lysibranchia Cantone, 1983 accepted as Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865 Genus Macduffia McInstosh, 1885 accepted as Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865 Genus Mayeria Verrill, 1900 accepted as Eunice Cuvier, 1817 Genus Nauphanta Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865 Genus Nausicaa Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865 Genus Nereidice Blainville, 1828 accepted as Lysidice Lamarck, 1818 Genus Nereidonta Blainville, 1828 accepted as Palola Gray in Stair, 1847 Genus Nicidion Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Eunice Cuvier, 1817 Genus Nicidon [auctt.] accepted as Nicidion Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Eunice Cuvier, 1817 Genus Palolo accepted as Palola Gray in Stair, 1847 Genus Paraeuniphysa Wu & He, 1988 accepted as Euniphysa Wesenberg-Lund, 1949 Genus Paramarphysa Ehlers, 1887 accepted as Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865 Genus Tibiana Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Eunice Cuvier, 1817
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Feedingtypes		omnivore [details] predator [details] scavenger [details]
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:966
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 2012-04-12 16:44:24Z   changed   Zanol, Joana
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		Citation: Zanol, J.; Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). Eunicidae Berthold, 1827. 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=966 on 2013-06-20