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Serpula Linnaeus, 1758

129580  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129580)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Sedentaria (Subclass)
  6. Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
  7. Sabellida (Order)
  8. Serpulidae (Family)
  9. Serpulinae (Subfamily)
  10. Serpulini (Tribe)
  11. Serpula (Genus)
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  1. Subgenus Serpula (Eupomatus)
    1. Subgenus Serpula (Galeolaria)
      1. Subgenus Serpula (Hydroides)
        1. Subgenus Serpula (Omasaria)
          1. Species Serpula (Omasaria) klaumanni Lommerzheim, 1979 †
          2. Species Serpula (Omasaria) pulchella Lommerzheim, 1979 †
          3. Species Serpula (Omasaria) verrucosa Lommerzheim, 1979 †
        2. Subgenus Serpula (Paraserpula)
          1. Subgenus Serpula (Placostegus)
            1. Subgenus Serpula (Pomatoceros)
              1. Subgenus Serpula (Vermilia)
                1. Species Serpula alicecooperi Kočí, Milàn, Jakobsen & Bashforth, 2024 †
                2. Species Serpula amplilobata Pillai, 2009
                3. Species Serpula barbata Morton, 1834 †
                4. Species Serpula bardensis von Hagenow, 1840 †
                5. Species Serpula batequensis Squires & Demetrion, 1992 †
                6. Species Serpula bilaqueata Boettger, 1907 †
                7. Species Serpula calannai Sanfilippo, Rosso, Reitano, Viola & Insacco, 2018 †
                8. Species Serpula carinella J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 †
                9. Species Serpula caudata von Hagenow, 1840 †
                10. Species Serpula cavernicola Fassari & Mollica, 1991
                11. Species Serpula clientela Lommerzheim, 1979 †
                12. Species Serpula coacervata (Blumenbach, 1803) †
                13. Species Serpula columbiana Johnson, 1901
                14. Species Serpula compressa J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 †
                15. Species Serpula concharum Langerhans, 1880
                16. Species Serpula constrictor Winkler, 1861 †
                17. Species Serpula crenata (Ehlers, 1908)
                18. Species Serpula cristata Lamarck, 1818 †
                19. Species Serpula distefanoi Sanfilippo, Rosso, Reitano & Insacco, 2017 †
                20. Species Serpula fuchsii Rovereto, 1895 †
                21. Species Serpula geophiloides Boettger, 1907 †
                22. Species Serpula granulosa von Hagenow, 1840 †
                23. Species Serpula granulosa Marenzeller, 1884
                24. Species Serpula gyrolithiformis Voigt & Lafrenz, 1973 †
                25. Species Serpula hartmanae Reish, 1968
                26. Species Serpula helicalis Beus, 1980 †
                27. Species Serpula heptagona von Hagenow, 1840 †
                28. Species Serpula hexicarinata McCoy, 1844 †
                29. Species Serpula implicata von Hagenow, 1840 †
                30. Species Serpula indica Parab & Gaikwad, 1989
                31. Species Serpula israelitica Amoureux, 1977
                32. Species Serpula japonica Imajima, 1979
                33. Species Serpula jukesii Baird, 1864
                34. Species Serpula knoopi Wollemann, 1899 †
                35. Species Serpula leonhardi Reuss, 1845 †
                36. Species Serpula lobiancoi Rioja, 1917
                37. Species Serpula longituba (Imajima, 1979)
                38. Species Serpula madrigalae Bastida-Zavala, 2012
                39. Species Serpula maeandra von Hagenow, 1840 †
                40. Species Serpula maeandrica Schmidt, 1955 †
                41. Species Serpula nanhaiensis (Sun & Yang, 2001)
                42. Species Serpula narconensis Baird, 1864
                43. Species Serpula nudiradiata Pillai, 2009
                44. Species Serpula ortomanni Rovereto, 1904 †
                45. Species Serpula oshimae Imajima & ten Hove, 1984
                46. Species Serpula prisca Sanfilippo, Rosso, Reitano, Viola & Insacco, 2018 †
                47. Species Serpula quadrata Lommerzheim, 1979 †
                48. Species Serpula rauca Ziegler, 1984 †
                49. Species Serpula rubens Straughan, 1967
                50. Species Serpula scalaris McCoy, 1844 †
                51. Species Serpula sinica Wu, Sun & Chen, 1979
                52. Species Serpula sitapurensis Chiplonkar & Ghare, 1976 †
                53. Species Serpula tenuis J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 †
                54. Species Serpula tetratropia Imajima & ten Hove, 1984
                55. Species Serpula toilliezi Nyst & Le Hon, 1862 †
                56. Species Serpula triangulata J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 †
                57. Species Serpula trochiformis von Hagenow, 1840 †
                58. Species Serpula umbilicata von Hagenow, 1840 †
                59. Species Serpula uschakovi Kupriyanova, 1999
                60. Species Serpula vasifera Haswell, 1885
                61. Species Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
                62. Species Serpula vertebralis J. de C. Sowerby, 1829 †
                63. Species Serpula vittata Augener, 1914
                64. Species Serpula vossae Bastida-Zavala, 2012
                65. Species Serpula watsoni Willey, 1905
                66. Species Serpula willeyi Pillai, 1971
                67. Species Serpula zelandica Baird, 1864
                68. Species Serpula ampullacea J. de C. Sowerby, 1828 † accepted as Neovermilia ampullacea (J. de C. Sowerby, 1829) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
                69. Species Serpula massiliensis Zibrowius, 1968 accepted as Spiraserpula massiliensis (Zibrowius, 1968) (superseded original combination)
                70. Species Serpula panamensis Chenu, 1838 accepted as Serpula panamensis Chenu, 1846 accepted as Vermetidae incertae sedis panamensis (Chenu, 1846) (incorrect date)
                71. Species Serpula panamensis Chenu, 1846 accepted as Vermetidae incertae sedis panamensis (Chenu, 1846) (original combination)
                72. Species Serpula subquadrangula Philippi, 1844 accepted as Serpula concharum Langerhans, 1880 (subjective synonym)
                73. Species Serpula conglomerata Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Petaloconchus glomeratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
                74. Species Serpula massilensis Zibrowius, 1968 represented as Serpula massiliensis Zibrowius, 1968 accepted as Spiraserpula massiliensis (Zibrowius, 1968)
                75. Species Serpula parensis Chenu, 1838 represented as Serpula panamensis Chenu, 1838 accepted as Serpula panamensis Chenu, 1846 accepted as Vermetidae incertae sedis panamensis (Chenu, 1846)
                76. Species Serpula quadrangula Philippi, 1844 represented as Serpula subquadrangula Philippi, 1844 accepted as Serpula concharum Langerhans, 1880
                77. Species Serpula sulfurata Milne Edwards, 1836 represented as Serpula concharum Langerhans, 1880 (subjective synonym)
                marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
                recent only
                Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
                page(s): 786 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
                Traits (2025). Serpula Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129580 on 2025-05-07
                Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Serpula Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129580 on 2025-05-07
                Date
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                2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
                created
                Bellan, Gérard
                2007-03-13 07:45:24Z
                checked
                Fiege, Dieter
                2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
                changed
                Fauchald, Kristian
                2017-11-06 20:33:13Z
                changed
                ten Hove, Harry
                2023-03-13 09:19:37Z
                changed
                Read, Geoffrey

                original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
                page(s): 786 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

                additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

                additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details] 

                additional source Hove, Harry A. ten.; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2009). Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2036: 1-126., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/issue/view/2173
                page(s): 93 [details] OpenAccess publication

                subsequent type designation ICZN 1966. Opinion 767. Serpula Linnaeus, 1758 (Annelida, Polychaeta): designation of a type-species under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 23(1): 29–30, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12222830
                page(s): 29 [details] 

                subsequent type designation Heppell, David 1963. Serpula Linnaeus, 1758 (Annelida, Polychaeta). Proposed designation of a type-species under the plenary powers and relevant proposals. Z.N.(S.) 1606. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 20(6): 443-446., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12221788 [details] 
                		 
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                Link to Linnaeus' collection with images of his Serpula specimens  Note: None of the Linnaeus collection Serpula are polychaetes 
                To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Serpula) 
                To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Serpula) 
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                To GenBank (37 nucleotides; 1255 proteins) 
                To NHMUK collection (Serpula Linnaeus, 1758; NHMUK:ecatalogue:8068215) 
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