World Polychaeta Database - Polycirrinae Malmgren, 1866

WoRMS name details

Polycirrinae Malmgren, 1866

AphiaID

1448694 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1448694)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (disused, placeholder entry for rank downgrade to tribe)

Accepted name

Polycirrini Malmgren, 1866

Rank

Subfamily

Type taxon

Polycirrus Grube, 1850

Parent

Terebellidae Johnston, 1846

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Malmgren, Anders Johan. (1866? vol for 1865). Nordiska Hafs-Annulater. [part three of three]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(5): 355-410, plates XVIII-XXIX., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339631
page(s): 390; note: as a subfamily, but originally spelled Polycirridea [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Polycirrinae Malmgren, 1866. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1448694 on 2025-06-30

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-07-16 23:23:53Z

created

Read, Geoffrey

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Malmgren, Anders Johan. (1866? vol for 1865). Nordiska Hafs-Annulater. [part three of three]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(5): 355-410, plates XVIII-XXIX., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339631
page(s): 390; note: as a subfamily, but originally spelled Polycirridea [details]

From editor or global species database

Classification See Polycirrini, downgraded in rank (Stiller et al 2020) from former subfamily rank as Polycirrinae in Terebellidae [details]