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Cirratulidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Carus, & Victor, J. (1863). Vermes, in W. C. H. Peters, J.V. Carus and C.E.A. Gerstäcker eds., Handbuch der zoologie: Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann, p. 422-484. https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=67399

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Annelida
class
Polychaeta
family
Cirratulidae

Name

Homonyms
Cirratulidae
Cirratulidae
Common names
Fadenkiemer in German
Rankenwürmer in German
Red Threads Worms in English
cirratulid worms in English
cirratulids in English
nystborstingar in Swedish
red threads worms in English
red threads worms in English
red threads worms in English
Усиковые черви in Russian
ミズヒキゴカイ科 in Japanese
nystborstingar in Swedish
Cirratulid Worms in English
Cirratulids in English
Fadenkiemer in German
Fadenkiemer in German
Rankenwürmer in German
Rankenwürmer in German
cirratulid worms in English
cirratulid worms in English
cirratulids in English
cirratulids in English
red threads worms in English
red threads worms in English
ミズヒキゴカイ科 in Japanese
ミズヒキゴカイ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Blake, J. A. / J. A. Blake, B. Hilbig and P. H. Scott, eds., 1996: Chapter 8: Family Cirratulidae Ryckholdt, 1851. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and the Western Santa Barbara Channel, vol. 6, The Annelida pt. 3, Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. 418.
  2. Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Cirratulidae Ryckholdt, 1851. Including a revision of the genera and species from the eastern North Pacific. pages 263-384. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
  3. Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Cirratulidae Ryckholdt, 1851. Including a revision of the genera and species from the eastern North Pacific. pages 263-384. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
  4. Blake, James A. (2018). Bitentaculate Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) collected chiefly during cruises of the R/V Anton Bruun, USNS Eltanin, USCG Glacier, R/V Hero, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, and R/V Polarstern from the Southern Ocean, Antarctica, and off Western South America. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4537(1): 1-130.
  5. Blake, James A. (2018). Bitentaculate Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) collected chiefly during cruises of the R/V Anton Bruun, USNS Eltanin, USCG Glacier, R/V Hero, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, and R/V Polarstern from the Southern Ocean, Antarctica, and off Western South America. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4537(1): 1-130.
  6. Blake, James A.; Dean, Harlan K. (2019). New Species of Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Caribbean Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4671(3): 301-338. 10.11646/zootaxa.4671.3.1
  7. Blake, James A.; Dean, Harlan K. (2019). New Species of Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Caribbean Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4671(3): 301-338. 10.11646/zootaxa.4671.3.1
  8. Carus, J. Victor 1863. Vermes, in W. C. H. Peters, J.V. Carus and C.E.A. Gerstäcker eds., Handbuch der zoologie: Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann, p. 422-484.
  9. Carus, J. Victor 1863. Vermes, in W. C. H. Peters, J.V. Carus and C.E.A. Gerstäcker eds., Handbuch der zoologie: Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann, p. 422-484.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. Fauchald, K., and G. W. Rouse, 1997: Polychaete systematics: Past and present. Zoologica Scripta, vol. 26, no. 2. 71-138.
  13. Glasby, C.J. 2000. Family Cirratulidae. Pp. 208-211 in: Beesley, P.L., Ross, G.J.B., and Glasby, C.J. (eds) Polychaetes and Allies: the Southern Synthesis. CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne.
  14. Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
  15. Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
  16. Grosse, Maël; Bakken, Torkild; Nygren, Arne; Kongsrud, Jon A.; Capa, María. (2020). Species delimitation analyses of NE Atlantic Chaetozone (Annelida, Cirratulidae) reveals hidden diversity among a common and abundant marine annelid. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 149: 106852: 1-12. 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106852
  17. Grosse, Maël; Bakken, Torkild; Nygren, Arne; Kongsrud, Jon A.; Capa, María. (2020). Species delimitation analyses of NE Atlantic Chaetozone (Annelida, Cirratulidae) reveals hidden diversity among a common and abundant marine annelid. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 149: 106852: 1-12. 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106852
  18. Grosse, Maël; Nygren, Arne; Meißner, Karin; Struck, Torsten; Kongsrud, Jon A.; Alvestad, Tom; Bakken, Torkild; Pons, Joan & Capa, Maria. (2025). Molecular investigation of the diversity of Cirratulidae (Annelida) doubles the number of known species in European waters. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 54(5): 672-683. 10.1111/zsc.12729
  19. Grosse, Maël; Nygren, Arne; Meißner, Karin; Struck, Torsten; Kongsrud, Jon A.; Alvestad, Tom; Bakken, Torkild; Pons, Joan & Capa, Maria. (2025). Molecular investigation of the diversity of Cirratulidae (Annelida) doubles the number of known species in European waters. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 54(5): 672-683. 10.1111/zsc.12729
  20. Grube, A.E. (1873). Die Familie der Cirratuliden. <em>Jahres-Bericht der Schlesischen Gesellschaft für vaterländische Cultur, Breslau.</em> 50: 59-66.
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