Acrocirridae
Acrocirrus trisectus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Subclass: Sedentaria
Order: Terebellida
Suborder: Cirratuliformia
Family: Acrocirridae
Banse, 1969

Acrocirridae is a family of polychaete worms. Acrocirrids are detritivores (deposit feeders), catching falling particles with numerous long prostomial tentacles. There are eight known genera, and at least 21 described species and subspecies within the Acrocirridae. The acrocirrids are primarily benthic (seabed-dwelling) animals, but at least two genera (Swima and Teuthidodrilus) appear to have evolved or adapted to a pelagic (free-swimming) habitat.[1]

Systematics

Following is a list of genera and species within the family Acrocirridae:[2][3]

  • Genus Acrocirrus Grube, 1873
    • Acrocirrus aciculigerus Kudenov, 1976
    • Acrocirrus bansei Magalhães & Bailey-Brock, 2012
    • Acrocirrus columbianus Banse, 1979
    • Acrocirrus crassifilis Moore, 1923
    • Acrocirrus frontifilis (Grube, 1860)
    • Acrocirrus heterochaetus Annenkova, 1934
    • Acrocirrus incisa Kudenov, 1975
    • Acrocirrus muroranensis Okuda, 1934
    • Acrocirrus occipitalis Banse, 1979
    • Acrocirrus okotensis Imajima, 1963
    • Acrocirrus trisectus
      Acrocirrus trisectus Banse, 1969
    • Acrocirrus uchidai Okuda, 1934
    • Acrocirrus validus Marenzeller, 1879
  • Genus Chauvinelia Laubier, 1974
    • Chauvinelia arctica Averincev, 1980
    • Chauvinelia biscayensis Laubier, 1974
  • Genus Flabelligella Hartman, 1965
    • Flabelligella macrochaeta (Fauchald, 1972)
    • Flabelligella mexicana Fauchald, 1972
    • Flabelligella minuta Hartman, 1965
    • Flabelligella papillata Hartman, 1965
  • Genus Flabelligena Gillet, 2001
    • Flabelligena amoureuxi Gillet, 2001
    • Flabelligena biscayensis (Kolmer, 1985)
    • Flabelligena cirrata (Hartman & Fauchald, 1971)
    • Flabelligena erratica (Orensanz, 1974)
    • Flabelligena gascognensis Aguirrezabalaga & Ceberio, 2006
    • Flabelligena mediterranea (Kolmer, 1985)
  • Genus Helmetophorus Hartman, 1978
    • Helmetophorus rankini Hartman, 1978
  • Genus Macrochaeta Grube, 1850
    • Macrochaeta australiensis Kudenov, 1976
    • Macrochaeta bansei Hartmann-Schröder, 1974
    • Macrochaeta clavicornis (M. Sars, 1835)
    • Macrochaeta helgolandica Friedrich, 1937
    • Macrochaeta leidyi (Verrill, 1882)
    • Macrochaeta multipapillata Westheide, 1981
    • Macrochaeta natalensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1996
    • Macrochaeta papillosa Ehlers, 1913
    • Macrochaeta pege Banse, 1969
    • Macrochaeta polyonyx Eliason, 1962
    • Macrochaeta sexoculata (Webster & Benedict, 1887)
    • Macrochaeta westheidei Santos & Silva, 1993
  • Genus Swima Osborn, Haddock, Pleijel, Madin & Rouse, 2009
    • S. bombiviridis Osborn, Haddock, Pleijel, Madin & Rouse, 2009 (also known as Green Bomber Worm or Bombardier Worm), Monterey Bay, California
    • Swima fulgida Osborn, Haddock & Rouse, 2011
    • Swima tawitawiensis Osborn, Haddock & Rouse, 2011
  • Genus Teuthidodrilus Osborn, Madin & Rouse, 2011

See also

References

  1. ↑ Osborn KJ, Madin LP, Rouse GW (2010). "The remarkable squidworm is an example of discoveries that await in deep-pelagic habitats". Biology Letters. 7 (3): 449–53. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0923. PMC 3097850. PMID 21106571.
  2. ↑ "Acrocirridae (Family)". ZipcodeZoo.com. BayScience Foundation, Inc. 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  3. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acrocirridae Banse, 1969".
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