RAMS taxon details
Syllidae Grube, 1850
948 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:948)
accepted
Family
Levidoridae Perkins, 1987 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
- Genus Anguillosyllis Day, 1963
- Subfamily Anoplosyllinae Aguado & San Martín, 2009
- Genus Syllides Örsted, 1845
- Subfamily Autolytinae Langerhans, 1879
- Tribe Autolytini Langerhans, 1879
- Genus Epigamia Nygren, 2004
- Genus Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845
- Genus Autolytus Grube, 1850 accepted as Myrianida Milne Edwards, 1845 (subjective synonym)
- Tribe Procerini Nygren, 2004
- Genus Levidorum Hartman, 1967
- Genus Planicirrata Nygren, 2004
- Genus Proceraea Ehlers, 1864
- Tribe Autolytini Langerhans, 1879
- Genus Brachysyllis Imajima & Hartman, 1964
- Subfamily Eusyllinae Malaquin, 1893
- Genus Amblyosyllis Grube, 1857
- Genus Dioplosyllis Gidholm, 1962
- Genus Eusyllis Malmgren, 1867
- Genus Odontosyllis Claparède, 1863
- Genus Paraehlersia San Martín, 2003
- Genus Pionosyllis Malmgren, 1867
- Subfamily Exogoninae Langerhans, 1879
- Genus Phyllosyllis Ehlers, 1897
- Subfamily Syllinae Grube, 1850
- Genus Eurysyllis Ehlers, 1864
- Genus Syllis Lamarck, 1818
- Genus Trypanedenta Imajima & Hartman, 1964
- Genus Trypanosyllis Claparède, 1864
- Genus Ehlersia Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Syllis Lamarck, 1818 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Langerhansia Czerniavsky, 1881 accepted as Syllis Lamarck, 1818 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879 accepted as Syllis Lamarck, 1818 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Braniella Hartman, 1965 accepted as Anguillosyllis Day, 1963 (subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Syllidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
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]
page(s): 308-309 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Syllidae Grube, 1850. Accessed through: De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/rams/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=948 on 2025-05-09
De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Marine Species. Syllidae Grube, 1850. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/rams/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=948 on 2025-05-09
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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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]
original description (of Levidoridae Perkins, 1987) Perkins, Thomas H. 1987. Levidoridae (Polychaeta), new family, with descriptions of two new species of Levidorum from Florida. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 7: 162-168.
page(s): 162 [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.; 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 [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 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, Guillermo; Rozbaczylo, Nicolas; 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 Islade 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)]. Anales Instituto Patagonia (Chile)]. <em>Anales Instituto Patagonia (Chile).</em> 45(2): 7-50 [44pp]., available online at http://www.analesdelinstitutodelapatagonia.cl/index.php/analespatagonia/article/view/835 [details] Available for editors
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]
page(s): 308-309 [details]
original description (of Levidoridae Perkins, 1987) Perkins, Thomas H. 1987. Levidoridae (Polychaeta), new family, with descriptions of two new species of Levidorum from Florida. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 7: 162-168.
page(s): 162 [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.; 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 [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 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, Guillermo; Rozbaczylo, Nicolas; 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 Islade 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)]. Anales Instituto Patagonia (Chile)]. <em>Anales Instituto Patagonia (Chile).</em> 45(2): 7-50 [44pp]., available online at http://www.analesdelinstitutodelapatagonia.cl/index.php/analespatagonia/article/view/835 [details] Available for editors
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
