RAS taxon details
Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Subfamily Filograninae Rioja, 1923
- Genus Apomatus Philippi, 1844
- Genus Chitinopomoides Benham, 1927
- Genus Protis Ehlers, 1887
- Genus Protula Risso, 1826
- Genus Vermiliopsis Saint-Joseph, 1894
- Subfamily Serpulinae Rafinesque, 1815
- Tribe Ficopomatini Pillai, 1960
- Tribe Serpulini Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus Hydroides Gunnerus, 1768
- Genus Serpula Linnaeus, 1758
- Subfamily Spirorbinae Chamberlin, 1919
- Tribe Januini Knight-Jones, 1978
- Tribe Paralaeospirini Knight-Jones, 1978
- Tribe Romanchellini P. Knight-Jones, 1978
- Tribe Spirorbini Chamberlin, 1919
- Genus Spirorbis Daudin, 1800
- Genus Laeospira Caullery & Mesnil, 1897 accepted as Spirorbis (Spirorbis) Daudin, 1800 (unnecessary new name for nominal subgenus Spirorbis)
- Genus Cystopomatus Gravier, 1911 accepted as Hyalopomatus Marenzeller, 1878 (junior synonym)
- Genus Dipomatus Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Serpula Linnaeus, 1758 (subjective synonym, juvenile)
- Genus Leospira [auct. misspelling for 'Laeospira'] accepted as Laeospira Caullery & Mesnil, 1897 accepted as Spirorbis (Spirorbis) Daudin, 1800 (data entry misspelling of no significance)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 136 [details]
page(s): 136 [details]
RAS (2025). Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=988 on 2025-06-02
RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/rest/rest/rest/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=988 on 2025-06-02
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Rafinesque, C.S. (1815). <i>Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés</i>. Published by the author, Palermo. 224 pp. , available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k98061z.r=rafinesque.langEN
page(s): 136 [details]
taxonomy source Kupriyanova, Elena K; Rzhavsky, Alexander V.; ten Hove, Harry A. (2019 / 2020). 7.4.7. Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815. <em>[book chapter].</em> pp. 213-275. In Handbook of Zoology. Annelida: Pleistoannelida, Sedentaria II; Purschke, Günter; Boggemann, Markus; Westheide, Wilfried Eds; De Gruyter: Berlin, Germany, 2020. [details]
taxonomy source Kupriyanova, Elena; ten Hove, Harry; Rouse, Greg W. (2023). Phylogeny of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) inferred from morphology and DNA sequences, with a new classification. <em>Diversity.</em> 15(3), 398: 1-24., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/3/398
note: Classification [details] Available for editors
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 Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 357; note: Used "Les Serpulées" as a grouping. [details]
additional source Burmeister, Hermann. (1837). <em>Handbuch der Naturgeschichte. Zum Gebrauch bei Vorlesungen. Zweite Abtheilung: Zoologie.</em>. <em>[book].</em> xii + pp. 858 [Zoology 369-858] T.C.F. Enslin, Berlin., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46857365
page(s): 539; note: In geology/palaeontology Burmeister has been sometimes credited as author of Serpulidae. See Notes for details [details]
status source Hove, Harry A. ten.; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2009). Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2036: 1-126., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/issue/view/2173
page(s): 5 [details]
ecology source Sanfilippo, Rossana; Donato Gemma; Sciuto Francesco; Guido Adriano; Cipriani Mara; Bracchi Valentina Alice; Viola Alfio; Basso Daniela; Rosso, Antonietta. (2025). Serpulid diversity of coralligenous build-ups in the southwestern Ionian Sea. <em>African Zoology.</em> 60(1-2): 154-162., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15627020.2024.2440954 [details] Available for editors
identification resource Hove, Harry A. ten.; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2009). Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2036: 1-126., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/issue/view/2173 [details]
identification resource Bianchi, Carlo Nike. (1981). Policheti Serpuloidei. Guide per il riconoscimento delle specie animali delle acque lagunari e costiere italiane. <em>Guide per il riconoscimento delle specie animali delle acque lagunari e costiere italiane AQ/1/96.</em> 5: 1-187. [details] Available for editors
identification resource Rzhavsky, Alexander V.; Kupriyanova, Elena K.; Sikorski, Andrei V.; Dahle, Salve. (2014). Calcareous tubeworms (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) of the Arctic Ocean. KMK Scientific Press, Moscow. 191 p. [ISBN 978-5-87317-988-6]., available online at http://www.sevin.ru/menues1/index_rus.html?../news/739.html [details] Available for editors
identification resource Bastida-Zavala, J. Rolando. (2009). Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815 <i>In</i>. <em>Poliquetos (Annelida: Polychaeta) de México y América Tropical.</em> vol. 3, chapter 43 p. 521-554. de León-González, J.Á.; Et al (eds). Direccion de Publicaciones, Universidad Autonoma de Nueva Leon, Monterrey, Mexico. isbn 978-607-433-235-3., available online at http://www.fcb.uanl.mx/silpoly/
note: includes keys [details]
identification resource Bastida-Zavala, J. Rolando; McCann, Linda D.; Keppel, Erica; Ruiz, Gregory M. (2017). The fouling serpulids (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) from United States coastal waters: an overview. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (344): 1-76., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.344 [details]
biology source Capa, María; Kupriyanova, Elena; Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos; Bick, Andreas; Tovar-Hernández, María Ana. (2021). Fanworms: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. <em>Diversity.</em> 13 (130): 1-73., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/3/130 [details]
biology source Montefalcone, Monica; Oprandi, Alice; Azzola, Annalisa; Morri, Carla; Bianchi, Carlo Nike. (2022). Serpulid reefs and their role in aquatic ecosystems: A global review. <em>Advances in Marine Biology.</em> 92(Chapter 1): 1-54., available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0065288122000025 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 136 [details]
taxonomy source Kupriyanova, Elena K; Rzhavsky, Alexander V.; ten Hove, Harry A. (2019 / 2020). 7.4.7. Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815. <em>[book chapter].</em> pp. 213-275. In Handbook of Zoology. Annelida: Pleistoannelida, Sedentaria II; Purschke, Günter; Boggemann, Markus; Westheide, Wilfried Eds; De Gruyter: Berlin, Germany, 2020. [details]
taxonomy source Kupriyanova, Elena; ten Hove, Harry; Rouse, Greg W. (2023). Phylogeny of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) inferred from morphology and DNA sequences, with a new classification. <em>Diversity.</em> 15(3), 398: 1-24., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/3/398
note: Classification [details] Available for editors
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 Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 357; note: Used "Les Serpulées" as a grouping. [details]
additional source Burmeister, Hermann. (1837). <em>Handbuch der Naturgeschichte. Zum Gebrauch bei Vorlesungen. Zweite Abtheilung: Zoologie.</em>. <em>[book].</em> xii + pp. 858 [Zoology 369-858] T.C.F. Enslin, Berlin., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46857365
page(s): 539; note: In geology/palaeontology Burmeister has been sometimes credited as author of Serpulidae. See Notes for details [details]
status source Hove, Harry A. ten.; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2009). Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2036: 1-126., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/issue/view/2173
page(s): 5 [details]
ecology source Sanfilippo, Rossana; Donato Gemma; Sciuto Francesco; Guido Adriano; Cipriani Mara; Bracchi Valentina Alice; Viola Alfio; Basso Daniela; Rosso, Antonietta. (2025). Serpulid diversity of coralligenous build-ups in the southwestern Ionian Sea. <em>African Zoology.</em> 60(1-2): 154-162., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15627020.2024.2440954 [details] Available for editors
identification resource Hove, Harry A. ten.; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2009). Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2036: 1-126., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/issue/view/2173 [details]
identification resource Bianchi, Carlo Nike. (1981). Policheti Serpuloidei. Guide per il riconoscimento delle specie animali delle acque lagunari e costiere italiane. <em>Guide per il riconoscimento delle specie animali delle acque lagunari e costiere italiane AQ/1/96.</em> 5: 1-187. [details] Available for editors
identification resource Rzhavsky, Alexander V.; Kupriyanova, Elena K.; Sikorski, Andrei V.; Dahle, Salve. (2014). Calcareous tubeworms (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) of the Arctic Ocean. KMK Scientific Press, Moscow. 191 p. [ISBN 978-5-87317-988-6]., available online at http://www.sevin.ru/menues1/index_rus.html?../news/739.html [details] Available for editors
identification resource Bastida-Zavala, J. Rolando. (2009). Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815 <i>In</i>. <em>Poliquetos (Annelida: Polychaeta) de México y América Tropical.</em> vol. 3, chapter 43 p. 521-554. de León-González, J.Á.; Et al (eds). Direccion de Publicaciones, Universidad Autonoma de Nueva Leon, Monterrey, Mexico. isbn 978-607-433-235-3., available online at http://www.fcb.uanl.mx/silpoly/
note: includes keys [details]
identification resource Bastida-Zavala, J. Rolando; McCann, Linda D.; Keppel, Erica; Ruiz, Gregory M. (2017). The fouling serpulids (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) from United States coastal waters: an overview. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> (344): 1-76., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2017.344 [details]
biology source Capa, María; Kupriyanova, Elena; Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos; Bick, Andreas; Tovar-Hernández, María Ana. (2021). Fanworms: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. <em>Diversity.</em> 13 (130): 1-73., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/3/130 [details]
biology source Montefalcone, Monica; Oprandi, Alice; Azzola, Annalisa; Morri, Carla; Bianchi, Carlo Nike. (2022). Serpulid reefs and their role in aquatic ecosystems: A global review. <em>Advances in Marine Biology.</em> 92(Chapter 1): 1-54., available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0065288122000025 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Serpulidae)
To Genbank
To NHMUK collection (Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815; NON-TYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:10247472)
To The Arctic Traits Database (31 traits)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 070763)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Serpulidae)
To Genbank
To NHMUK collection (Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815; NON-TYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:10247472)
To The Arctic Traits Database (31 traits)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 070763)
To ITIS
