BeRMS taxon details
Spionidae Grube, 1850
- Genus Aonides Claparède, 1864
- Genus Boccardia Carazzi, 1893
- Genus Boccardiella Blake & Kudenov, 1978
- Genus Malacoceros Quatrefages, 1843
- Genus Marenzelleria Mesnil, 1896
- Genus Polydora Bosc, 1802
- Genus Pseudopolydora Czerniavsky, 1881
- Genus Pygospio Claparède, 1863
- Genus Scolelepis Blainville, 1828
- Genus Spio Fabricius, 1785
- Genus Spiophanes Grube, 1860
- Genus Streblospio Webster, 1879
- Genus Leucodore Johnston, 1838 accepted as Polydora Bosc, 1802 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Nerine Johnston, 1838 accepted as Scolelepis Blainville, 1828 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Scolecolepis Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Scolelepis Blainville, 1828 (unjustified spelling emendation of Scolelepis Blainville, 1828)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Grube, Adolf Eduard. (1850). Die Familien der Anneliden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 16(1): 249-364., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6958350
page(s): 314; note: originally as Spiodea [details]
page(s): 314; note: originally as Spiodea [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Spionidae Grube, 1850. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=913 on 2025-05-06
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Spionidae Grube, 1850. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=913 on 2025-05-06
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Grube, Adolf Eduard. (1850). Die Familien der Anneliden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 16(1): 249-364., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6958350
page(s): 314; note: originally as Spiodea [details]
identification resource Blake, J.A. 1980. Polychaeta Spionidae from American and Antarctic Seas. American Zoologist 20(4): 264. [details]
identification resource Maciolek Blake, Nancy. 1983: Systematics of Atlantic Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) with special reference to deep-water species. Ph. D. thesis. Boston University [details]
identification resource Abe, Hirokazu; Sato-Okoshi, Waka. (2021). Molecular identification and larval morphology of spionid polychaetes (Annelida, Spionidae) from northeastern Japan. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1015: 1-86., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/54387/list/9/
note: keys and photos of larvae [details] Available for editors
identification resource Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
identification resource Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Spionidae Grube, 1850. pages 81-223. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara [details]
page(s): 314; note: originally as Spiodea [details]
identification resource Blake, J.A. 1980. Polychaeta Spionidae from American and Antarctic Seas. American Zoologist 20(4): 264. [details]
identification resource Maciolek Blake, Nancy. 1983: Systematics of Atlantic Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) with special reference to deep-water species. Ph. D. thesis. Boston University [details]
identification resource Abe, Hirokazu; Sato-Okoshi, Waka. (2021). Molecular identification and larval morphology of spionid polychaetes (Annelida, Spionidae) from northeastern Japan. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1015: 1-86., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/54387/list/9/
note: keys and photos of larvae [details] Available for editors
identification resource Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
identification resource Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Spionidae Grube, 1850. pages 81-223. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spiosspionidsspionid worms | [details] |
| German | Haarwürmer | [details] |
| Japanese | スピオ科 | [details] |
