WoRMS taxon details
Timarete Kinberg, 1866
129250 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129250)
accepted
Genus
Timarete fecunda Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Timarete anchylochaeta (Schmarda, 1861) (type by subsequent designation)
Ambo Chamberlin, 1918 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Cirratulus (Timarete) Kinberg, 1866 · unaccepted (subgeneric rank reverted to original)
- Species Timarete anchylochaeta (Schmarda, 1861)
- Species Timarete antarcticus (Monro, 1930)
- Species Timarete caribous (Grube, 1859)
- Species Timarete ceciliae Magalhães, Seixas, Paiva & Elias, 2014
- Species Timarete dasylophius (Marenzeller, 1879)
- Species Timarete filigera (Delle Chiaje, 1828)
- Species Timarete gibbosa (Moore, 1903)
- Species Timarete hawaiensis (Hartman, 1956)
- Species Timarete japonica Zachs, 1933
- Species Timarete luxuriosa (Moore, 1904)
- Species Timarete norvegica (Quatrefages, 1866)
- Species Timarete oculata (Treadwell, 1932)
- Species Timarete perbranchiata (Chamberlin, 1918)
- Species Timarete polytricha (Schmarda, 1861)
- Species Timarete posteria Choi, Kim & Yoon, 2018
- Species Timarete punctata (Grube, 1859)
- Species Timarete afer (Ehlers, 1908) accepted as Cirriformia afer (Ehlers, 1908) (superseded recombination)
- Species Timarete anchylochaetus (Schmarda, 1861) accepted as Timarete anchylochaeta (Schmarda, 1861) (spelling variation, uncorrected for genus feminine gender )
- Species Timarete ancylochaeta [auctt. misspelling] accepted as Timarete anchylochaeta (Schmarda, 1861) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, misspelling of 'anchylochaeta')
- Species Timarete capensis (Schmarda, 1861) accepted as Cirriformia capensis (Schmarda, 1861) (unaccepted > superseded combination, unverified recombination from Cirriformia, later disused)
- Species Timarete dollfusi (Fauvel, 1928) accepted as Fauvelicirratulus dollfusi (Fauvel, 1928) (superseded combination)
- Species Timarete fecunda Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Timarete anchylochaeta (Schmarda, 1861) (subjective synonym)
- Species Timarete nasuta Ehlers, 1897 accepted as Cirriformia nasuta (Ehlers, 1897) (superseded original combination)
- Species Timarete tentaculata (Montagu, 1808) accepted as Cirriformia tentaculata (Montagu, 1808) (alternate representation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kinberg, J. G. H. (1866). Annulata Nova. Continuatio. [various errantia & sedentaria]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(4): 239-258., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339515
page(s): 254 [details]
page(s): 254 [details]
Note Kinberg included only his T. fecunda and T....
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Type species Kinberg included only his T. fecunda and T. polytricha (Schmarda) in his new genus. Blake (1996:366) records Cirratulus anchylochaetus Schmarda as type species for Timarete, and as designated by Hartman in her catalogue, and including Timarete fecunda Kinberg as a junior synonym. This is understandable reasoning. However, under the current code, the type can only be T. fecunda, and cannot be a nominal species not originally included in the genus. Hartman knew T. fecunda had been synonymised with T. anchylochaeta (Schmarda), and presumably used the latter name for that reason. Strictly her designation is invalid. However, possibly there may be a valid prior or subsequent designation of T. fecunda in other literature. Otherwise the type is unresolved. [details]
Etymology Kinberg gives no etymology. The Greek woman Timarete was a 5th century BC painter. Genus gender therefore is feminine as...
Etymology Kinberg gives no etymology. The Greek woman Timarete was a 5th century BC painter. Genus gender therefore is feminine as also is confirmed by Kinberg's epithets, 'fecunda' 'polytricha'. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Timarete Kinberg, 1866. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129250 on 2026-09-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Kinberg, J. G. H. (1866). Annulata Nova. Continuatio. [various errantia & sedentaria]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(4): 239-258., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339515
page(s): 254 [details]
original description (of Ambo Chamberlin, 1918) Chamberlin, Ralph V. 1918. Polychaetes from Monterey Bay. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 31: 173-180., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332088
page(s): 177 [details]
page(s): 254 [details]
original description (of Ambo Chamberlin, 1918) Chamberlin, Ralph V. 1918. Polychaetes from Monterey Bay. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 31: 173-180., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3332088
page(s): 177 [details]
Other
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Diagnosis (Blake, 1996) Prostomium wedge-shaped, with or without eyes. Body nearly round in cross section, with segments distinct. Grooved tentacular filaments arising in 2 groups from dorsum of 2 or more anterior setigers, posterior to setiger 1. Branchiae occurring singly or with several filaments per parapodium, individual branchial filaments robust, becoming more dorsal in origin in middle body segments, with each sometimes forming dorsolateral bulge over notopodium. Setae including capillaries and acicular spines. [details]Etymology Kinberg gives no etymology. The Greek woman Timarete was a 5th century BC painter. Genus gender therefore is feminine as also is confirmed by Kinberg's epithets, 'fecunda' 'polytricha'. [details]
Type species Kinberg included only his T. fecunda and T. polytricha (Schmarda) in his new genus. Blake (1996:366) records Cirratulus anchylochaetus Schmarda as type species for Timarete, and as designated by Hartman in her catalogue, and including Timarete fecunda Kinberg as a junior synonym. This is understandable reasoning. However, under the current code, the type can only be T. fecunda, and cannot be a nominal species not originally included in the genus. Hartman knew T. fecunda had been synonymised with T. anchylochaeta (Schmarda), and presumably used the latter name for that reason. Strictly her designation is invalid. However, possibly there may be a valid prior or subsequent designation of T. fecunda in other literature. Otherwise the type is unresolved. [details]
