WoRMS name details
Orbiniida
884 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:884)
uncertain > nomen dubium (Superfluous name)
Order
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
description Prostomium without appendages; maximally two asetigerous anterior segments present; no additional cephalized segments...
description Prostomium without appendages; maximally two asetigerous anterior segments present; no additional cephalized segments present. Palps absent; eversible pharynx either an axial sac or a ventrolateral pad. Parapodia biramous; all setae simple, including capillary setae and usually acicular spines and serrated or spinose setae. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Orbiniida. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=884 on 2026-08-08
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
db_admin
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Nomenclature
basis of record
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]
Other
context source (MSBIAS)
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
description Prostomium without appendages; maximally two asetigerous anterior segments present; no additional cephalized segments present. Palps absent; eversible pharynx either an axial sac or a ventrolateral pad. Parapodia biramous; all setae simple, including capillary setae and usually acicular spines and serrated or spinose setae. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ホコサキゴカイ目 | [details] |
