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Syllidae Grube, 1850

948 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:948)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Errantia (Subclass)
  6. Phyllodocida (Order)
  7. Nereidiformia (Suborder)
  8. Syllidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Syllis Lamarck, 1818
Nereidiformia

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  1. Genus Acritagasyllis Lucas, San Martín & Sikorski, 2010
  2. Genus Anguillosyllis Day, 1963
  3. Subfamily Anoplosyllinae Aguado & San Martín, 2009
    1. Genus Anoplosyllis Claparède, 1868
    2. Genus Astreptosyllis Kudenov & Dorsey, 1982
    3. Genus Streptospinigera Kudenov, 1983
    4. Genus Streptosyllis Webster & Benedict, 1884
    5. Genus Syllides Örsted, 1845
  4. Subfamily Autolytinae Langerhans, 1879
    1. Tribe Autolytini Langerhans, 1879
      1. Genus Cryptochaetosyllis Jimi, Britayev & Martin in Jimi et al., 2024
      2. Genus Epigamia Nygren, 2004
      3. Genus Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845
      4. Genus Autolytus Grube, 1850 accepted as Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845 (subjective synonym)
    2. Tribe Procerini Nygren, 2004
      1. Genus Erseia Nygren, Sundkvist, Mikac & Pleijel, 2010
      2. Genus Imajimaea Nygren, 2004
      3. Genus Levidorum Hartman, 1967
      4. Genus Nygrenia San Martín, Hutchings & Álvarez-Campos, 2026
      5. Genus Pachyprocerastea Nygren, 2004
      6. Genus Paraproceraea Nygren, 2004
      7. Genus Paraprocerastea San Martín & Alós, 1989
      8. Genus Planicirrata Nygren, 2004
      9. Genus Proceraea Ehlers, 1864
      10. Genus Procerastea Langerhans, 1884
      11. Genus Virchowia Langerhans, 1879
  5. Genus Brachysyllis Imajima & Hartman, 1964
  6. Genus Campesyllis Chamberlin, 1919
  7. Genus Cicese Díaz-Castañeda & San Martín, 2001
  8. Subfamily Eusyllinae Malaquin, 1893
    1. Genus Amblyosyllis Grube, 1857
    2. Genus Brevicirrosyllis San Martín, López & Aguado, 2009
    3. Genus Clavisyllis Knox, 1957
    4. Genus Dioplosyllis Gidholm, 1962
    5. Genus Eusyllis Malmgren, 1867
    6. Genus Miscellania Martin, Alós & Sardá, 1990
    7. Genus Neopetitia San Martín, 2003
    8. Genus Nudisyllis Knox & Cameron, 1970
    9. Genus Odontosyllis Claparède, 1863
    10. Genus Opisthodonta Langerhans, 1879
    11. Genus Paraehlersia San Martín, 2003
    12. Genus Perkinsyllis San Martín, López & Aguado, 2009
    13. Genus Pionosyllis Malmgren, 1867
    14. Genus Psammosyllis Westheide, 1990
    15. Genus Streptodonta San Martín & Hutchings, 2006
    16. Genus Synmerosyllis San Martín, López & Aguado, 2009
    17. Genus Westheidesyllis San Martín, López & Aguado, 2009
  9. Subfamily Exogoninae Langerhans, 1879
    1. Genus Brania Quatrefages, 1866
    2. Genus Erinaceusyllis San Martín, 2003
    3. Genus Exogone Örsted, 1845
    4. Genus Exogonita Hartman & Fauchald, 1971
    5. Genus Parapionosyllis Fauvel, 1923
    6. Genus Parexogone Mesnil & Caullery, 1918
    7. Genus Prosphaerosyllis San Martín, 1984
    8. Genus Salvatoria McIntosh, 1885
    9. Genus Sphaerosyllis Claparède, 1863
    10. Genus Grubeosyllis Verrill, 1900 accepted as Salvatoria McIntosh, 1885 (subjective synonym)
  10. Genus Exogonoides Day, 1963
  11. Genus Fauvelia Gravier, 1900
  12. Genus Haplosyllides Augener, 1922
  13. Genus Irmula Ehlers, 1913
  14. Genus Lamellisyllis Day, 1960
  15. Genus Monocerina Costa, 1861
  16. Genus Murrindisyllis San Martín, Aguado & Murray, 2007
  17. Genus Nooralia San Martín, 2002
  18. Genus Nuchalosyllis Rullier & Amoureux, 1979
  19. Genus Palposyllis Hartmann-Schröder, 1977
  20. Genus Parahaplosyllis Hartmann-Schröder, 1990
  21. Genus Paraopisthosyllis Hartmann-Schröder, 1991
  22. Genus Parasitosyllis Potts, 1912
  23. Genus Parautolytus Ehlers, 1900
  24. Genus Photocharis Ehrenberg, 1835
  25. Genus Pseudosyllis Grube, 1863
  26. Subfamily Syllinae Grube, 1850
    1. Genus Alcyonosyllis Glasby & Watson, 2001
    2. Genus Branchiosyllis Ehlers, 1887
    3. Genus Dentatisyllis Perkins, 1981
    4. Genus Eurysyllis Ehlers, 1864
    5. Genus Haplosyllis Langerhans, 1879
    6. Genus Inermosyllis San Martín, 2003
    7. Genus Karroonsyllis San Martín & López, 2003
    8. Genus Megasyllis San Martín, Hutchings & Aguado, 2008
    9. Genus Opisthosyllis Langerhans, 1879
    10. Genus Paralcyonosyllis Lattig, Martin, Álvarez-Campos & San Martín in Álvarez-Campos et al., 2025
    11. Genus Parapterosyllis Hartmann-Schröder, 1960
    12. Genus Parasphaerosyllis Monro, 1937
    13. Genus Paratyposyllis Hartmann-Schröder, 1962
    14. Genus Plakosyllis Hartmann-Schröder, 1956
    15. Genus Ramisyllis Glasby, Schroeder & Aguado, 2012
    16. Genus Rhopalosyllis Augener, 1913
    17. Genus Syllis Lamarck, 1818
    18. Genus Tetrapalpia San Martín, Hutchings & Aguado, 2008
    19. Genus Trypanedenta Imajima & Hartman, 1964
    20. Genus Trypanobia Imajima & Hartman, 1964
    21. Genus Trypanospina Álvarez-Campos, Taboada, San Martín, Leiva & Riesgo, 2018
    22. Genus Trypanosyllis Claparède, 1864
    23. Genus Xenosyllis Marion & Bobretzky, 1875
    24. Genus Ehlersia Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Syllis Lamarck, 1818 (subjective synonym)
    25. Genus Langerhansia Czerniavsky, 1881 accepted as Syllis Lamarck, 1818 (subjective synonym)
    26. Genus Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879 accepted as Syllis Lamarck, 1818 (subjective synonym)
  27. Genus Synsyllis Verrill, 1900
  28. Genus Xenosyllides Perejaslavtseva, 1891
  29. Genus Phyllosyllis Ehlers, 1897 (uncertain > nomen dubium, type species Phyllosyllis albida is considered as nomen dubium)
  30. Genus Atelesyllis Pruvot, 1930 accepted as Odontosyllis Claparède, 1863 (subjective synonym)
  31. Genus Pseudobrania San Martín, 1984 accepted as Salvatoria McIntosh, 1885
  32. Subfamily Syllidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
    1. Genus Bollandiella Glasby & Krell, 2009
    2. Genus Guillermogonita Böggemann, 2009
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Grube, Adolf Eduard. (1850). Die Familien der Anneliden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 16(1): 249-364., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6958350
page(s): 308-309 [details] 
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Syllidae Grube, 1850. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=948 on 2026-08-30
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Syllidae Grube, 1850. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=948 on 2026-08-30
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
db_admin
2006-11-22 11:48:47Z
checked
Musco, Luigi
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
Fauchald, Kristian
2015-05-03 19:30:03Z
changed
Gil, João
2024-07-05 03:01:58Z
changed
Read, Geoffrey

original description Grube, Adolf Eduard. (1850). Die Familien der Anneliden. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 16(1): 249-364., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6958350
page(s): 308-309 [details] 

taxonomy source San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Aguado, M. T.; San Martin, G.; Siddall, M. E. 2012. Systematics and evolution of syllids (Annelida, Syllidae). Cladistics 28(3): 234-250., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-0031.2011.00377.x [details] 

additional source Aguado, M.T.; Nygren, A.; Siddall, M.E. 2007. Phylogeny of Syllidae (Polychaeta) based on combined molecular analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial genes. Cladistics 23(6): 552-564, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-0031.2007.00163.x [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] 

identification resource San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

identification resource San Martín, Guillermo; Rozbaczylo, Nicolás; Díaz-Díaz, Oscar. (2017). Guía y claves para el reconocimiento de las subfamilias, géneros y especies de Syllidae registradas a lo largo de la costa de Chile, Archipiélago Juan Fernández e Isla de Pascua (Annelida: Phyllodocida: Syllidae). [Guide and keys for the identification of the subfamilies, genera and species of Syllidae registered along the Chilean coast, the Juan Fernández Archipelago and Easter Island (Annelida: Phyllodocida: Syllidae)]. <em>Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia (Chile).</em> 45(2): 7-50 [44pp]., available online at https://www.analesdelinstitutodelapatagonia.cl/index.php/analespatagonia/article/view/756 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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