WoRMS taxon details
Typhloscolecidae Uljanin, 1878
- Genus Acicularia Langerhans, 1877
- Genus Sagitella Wagner, 1872
- Genus Travisiopsis Levinsen, 1885
- Genus Typhloscolex Busch, 1851
- Genus Nuchubranchia Treadwell, 1928 accepted as Travisiopsis Levinsen, 1885 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
- Genus Plotobia Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Travisiopsis Levinsen, 1885 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Uljanin, B. (1878). Sur le Genre Sagitella N. Wagner. <em>Archives de zoologie expérimentale et générale.</em> Ser. 1, 7: 1-32, 4 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5628173
page(s): 27; note: Typhloscolecidae proposed for Typhloscolex and Sagitella [details]
page(s): 27; note: Typhloscolecidae proposed for Typhloscolex and Sagitella [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Typhloscolecidae Uljanin, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=959 on 2025-06-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Uljanin, B. (1878). Sur le Genre Sagitella N. Wagner. <em>Archives de zoologie expérimentale et générale.</em> Ser. 1, 7: 1-32, 4 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5628173
page(s): 27; note: Typhloscolecidae proposed for Typhloscolex and Sagitella [details]
page(s): 27; note: Typhloscolecidae proposed for Typhloscolex and Sagitella [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Friedrich, Hermann. (1950). Beiträge zur Kenntis der Polychätenfamilie Typhloscolecidae.(Die pelagischen Polychaeten der ''Meteor-Expedition'', II). <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere.</em> 79(3): 309-320. [details] Available for editors 
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taxonomy source Friedrich, Hermann. (1950). Vorkommen und Verbreitung der pelagischen Polychaeten in Atlantischen Ozeans. Auf Grund der Fänger der Meteor-Expedition. <em>Kieler Meeresforschungen.</em> 7(1): 5-23. [details]
[request]taxonomy source Friedrich, Hermann. (1950). Vorkommen und Verbreitung der pelagischen Polychaeten in Atlantischen Ozeans. Auf Grund der Fänger der Meteor-Expedition. <em>Kieler Meeresforschungen.</em> 7(1): 5-23. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヤムシゴカイ科 | [details] |
