Deep-Sea taxon details
Ophryotrocha Claparède & Mecznikow, 1869
![Ophryotrocha puerilis original figures, from plate 13, fig.2(a-i) [fig.1 is spionid]](https://images.marinespecies.org/thumbs/112349_ophryotrocha-puerilis-original-figures-from-plate-13-fig-2-a-i.jpg?w=143 "Ophryotrocha puerilis original figures, from plate 13, fig.2(a-i) [fig.1 is spionid]")
129266 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129266)
accepted
Genus
Palpiphitime Orensanz, 1990 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
- Species Ophryotrocha akessoni Blake, 1985
- Species Ophryotrocha atlantica Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha batillus Wiklund et al., 2012
- Species Ophryotrocha beringiana Alalykina & Polyakova, 2022
- Species Ophryotrocha bifida Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha bohnorum Zhang, Zhou, Yen, Hiley & Rouse, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha charlottae Zhang, Zhou, Yen, Hiley & Rouse, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha claparedei Studer, 1878
- Species Ophryotrocha dahlgreni Georgieva, Wiklund, Ramos, Neal, Glasby & Gunton, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha fabriae Paxton & Morineaux, 2009
- Species Ophryotrocha flabella Wiklund et al., 2012
- Species Ophryotrocha geoffreadi Ravara, Wiklund & Cunha, 2021
- Species Ophryotrocha globopalpata Blake & Hilbig, 1990
- Species Ophryotrocha hadalis Jumars, 1974
- Species Ophryotrocha hanneloreae Georgieva, Wiklund, Ramos, Neal, Glasby & Gunton, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha jiaolongi Zhang, Zhou, Wang & Rouse, 2017
- Species Ophryotrocha kailae Zhang, Zhou, Yen, Hiley & Rouse, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha labidion Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha langstrumpae Wiklund et al., 2012
- Species Ophryotrocha lipscombae Lu & Fauchald, 2000
- Species Ophryotrocha longicollaris Wiklund et al., 2012
- Species Ophryotrocha lusa Ravara, Marçal, Wiklund & Hilário, 2015
- Species Ophryotrocha maciolekae Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha maculata Åkesson, 1973
- Species Ophryotrocha magnadentata Wiklund et al., 2012
- Species Ophryotrocha mammillata Ravara, Marçal, Wiklund & Hilário, 2015
- Species Ophryotrocha mandibulata Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha marinae Zhang, Zhou, Yen, Hiley & Rouse, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha nauarchus Wiklund et al., 2012
- Species Ophryotrocha notialis (Ehlers, 1908)
- Species Ophryotrocha obtusa Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha pachysoma Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha paralabidion Hilbig & Blake, 1991
- Species Ophryotrocha platykephale Blake, 1985
- Species Ophryotrocha pruittae Zhang, Zhou, Yen, Hiley & Rouse, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha ravarae Georgieva, Wiklund, Ramos, Neal, Glasby & Gunton, 2023
- Species Ophryotrocha sadina Ravara, Marçal, Wiklund & Hilário, 2015
- Species Ophryotrocha claparedii Studer, 1878 accepted as Ophryotrocha claparedei Studer, 1878
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Claparède, Édouard; Mecznikow, Elias. (1869). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Entwicklungsgeschichte der Chaetopoden. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 163-205, Plates 12-17 (6 plates)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45006728 [details] 
Etymology Ophryotrocha approximates to eyebrow-position ciliated band, but the original authors gave no derivation. See note for
Nomenclature Akesson (1975) published several Ophryotrocha nomina nuda. Quote: "In my laboratory I have cultivated 10 species, five of...
Etymology Ophryotrocha approximates to eyebrow-position ciliated band, but the original authors gave no derivation. See note for Ophryotrocha puerilis [details]
Nomenclature Akesson (1975) published several Ophryotrocha nomina nuda. Quote: "In my laboratory I have cultivated 10 species, five of...
Nomenclature Akesson (1975) published several Ophryotrocha nomina nuda. Quote: "In my laboratory I have cultivated 10 species, five of which are new. One of the new species, O. maculata, is described (Akesson, 1973 a). As for the others, O. macrovifera, O. robusta, O. adherens, and O. diadema, I am using the names under which the species are to be described. I will try to publish those descriptions before the symposium volume is issued." Subsequently Paxton & Akesson (2010 and 2011) resolve these Ophrytrocha nomina nuda, except for those for which a laboratory culture no longer existed. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Ophryotrocha Claparède & Mecznikow, 1869. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129266 on 2025-05-18
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ophryotrocha Claparède & Mecznikow, 1869. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129266 on 2025-05-18
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Claparède, Édouard; Mecznikow, Elias. (1869). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Entwicklungsgeschichte der Chaetopoden. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 163-205, Plates 12-17 (6 plates)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45006728 [details]
original description (of Palpiphitime Orensanz, 1990) Orensanz, J.M. (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. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 52: 1-183., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/AR052p0001/summary
page(s): 125 [details]
taxonomy source Heggøy, Kvalø; Schander, Christoffer; Åkesson, Bertil. (2007). The phylogeny of the annelid genus Ophryotrocha (Dorvilleidae). <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 3(6): 412-420., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000701695361
note: Phylogeny. Iphitime falls within the Ophryotrocha clade in this analysis [details]
taxonomy source Hilbig, Brigitte; Blake, James A. (1991). Dorvilleidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the U.S. Atlantic slope and rise. Description of two new genera and 14 new species, with a generic revision of Ophryotrocha. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 20(2): 147-183., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1991.tb00281.x [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Pettibone, Marian H. 1961. New species of polychaete worms from the Atlantic Ocean, with a revision of the Dorvilleidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 74: 167-186., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34571297
page(s): 181; note: Short text including Paractius Levinsen and Eteonopsis Esmark as junior synonyms of Ophryotrocha and listing the species belonging to the genus: "Ophryotrocha includes the following species: O. pueril...
[details]
additional source Åkesson, B. 1975. Reproduction in the genus Ophryotrocha (Polychaeta, Dorvilleidae). Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli Supplement: 377-398. [details]
additional source 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]
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 Åkesson, B. and Paxton, H. 2005. Biogeography and incipient speciation in Ophryotrocha labronica (Polychaeta, Dorvilleidae). Marine Biology Research 1(2): 127-139. [details]
additional source Paxton, Hannelore ; Åkesson, Bertil. 2010. The Ophryotrocha labronica group (Annelida: Dorvilleidae) - with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2713: 1–24. , available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/zt02713p024.pdf [details]
biology source Bacci, G. and Bortesi, O. 1961. Pure males and females from hermaphroditic strains of Ophryotrocha puerilis. Experientia 17: 1-4. [details]
original description (of Palpiphitime Orensanz, 1990) Orensanz, J.M. (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. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 52: 1-183., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/AR052p0001/summary
page(s): 125 [details]
taxonomy source Heggøy, Kvalø; Schander, Christoffer; Åkesson, Bertil. (2007). The phylogeny of the annelid genus Ophryotrocha (Dorvilleidae). <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 3(6): 412-420., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000701695361
note: Phylogeny. Iphitime falls within the Ophryotrocha clade in this analysis [details]
taxonomy source Hilbig, Brigitte; Blake, James A. (1991). Dorvilleidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the U.S. Atlantic slope and rise. Description of two new genera and 14 new species, with a generic revision of Ophryotrocha. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 20(2): 147-183., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1991.tb00281.x [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Pettibone, Marian H. 1961. New species of polychaete worms from the Atlantic Ocean, with a revision of the Dorvilleidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 74: 167-186., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34571297
page(s): 181; note: Short text including Paractius Levinsen and Eteonopsis Esmark as junior synonyms of Ophryotrocha and listing the species belonging to the genus: "Ophryotrocha includes the following species: O. pueril...
Short text including Paractius Levinsen and Eteonopsis Esmark as junior synonyms of Ophryotrocha and listing the species belonging to the genus: "Ophryotrocha includes the following species: O. puerilis Claparede and Mecznikow, 1869, O. geryonicola (Esmark, 1874), O. claparedii Stiader, 1878, O. littoralis (Levinsen, 1879), and O. minuta Levi, 1954."
additional source Åkesson, B. 1975. Reproduction in the genus Ophryotrocha (Polychaeta, Dorvilleidae). Pubblicazioni della Stazione Zoologica di Napoli Supplement: 377-398. [details]
additional source 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]
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 Åkesson, B. and Paxton, H. 2005. Biogeography and incipient speciation in Ophryotrocha labronica (Polychaeta, Dorvilleidae). Marine Biology Research 1(2): 127-139. [details]
additional source Paxton, Hannelore ; Åkesson, Bertil. 2010. The Ophryotrocha labronica group (Annelida: Dorvilleidae) - with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2713: 1–24. , available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/zt02713p024.pdf [details]
biology source Bacci, G. and Bortesi, O. 1961. Pure males and females from hermaphroditic strains of Ophryotrocha puerilis. Experientia 17: 1-4. [details]
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Etymology Ophryotrocha approximates to eyebrow-position ciliated band, but the original authors gave no derivation. See note for Ophryotrocha puerilis [details]Grammatical gender Most authors treat genus name Ophryotrocha as a feminine noun and their adjectival species names accordingly have feminine endings. The word 'trochos' (wheel) is a masculine Greek noun, however the many genera names Latinized and ending in 'trocha' are commonly treated as feminine. [details]
Nomenclature Akesson (1975) published several Ophryotrocha nomina nuda. Quote: "In my laboratory I have cultivated 10 species, five of which are new. One of the new species, O. maculata, is described (Akesson, 1973 a). As for the others, O. macrovifera, O. robusta, O. adherens, and O. diadema, I am using the names under which the species are to be described. I will try to publish those descriptions before the symposium volume is issued." Subsequently Paxton & Akesson (2010 and 2011) resolve these Ophrytrocha nomina nuda, except for those for which a laboratory culture no longer existed. [details]
