Eunicidae

Eunicidae
	Worm Eunice aphroditois
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animals
Type of:	Ringed worms
Class:	Polychaete worms
Subclass:	Aciculata
Squad:	Eunicida
Family:	Eunicidae
Latin name
	Eunicidae Berthold , 1827

Eunicidae (lat.) - a family of marine polychaete worms from the order Eunicida ^[2] . They have from one to five occipital antennas ^[3] ^[4] . Fossil remains are known from Ordovician . They are found everywhere in the seas; several species lead a parasitic lifestyle ^[5] . One of the largest species - purple Australian Eunice aphroditois - reaches a length of up to 2-3 m ^[6] . Some species eat coral. Individual individuals can live in reef aquariums, undetected for a long time ^[7] ^[8] .

Aciculomarphysa Hartmann-Schröder & Zibrowius, 1998
Eunice Cuvier , 1817
Euniphysa Wesenberg-Lund, 1949
Fauchaldius Carrera-Parra & Salazar Vallejo, 1998
Lysibranchia Cantone, 1983
Lysidice Lamarck , 1818
Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865
Nematonereis Schmarda , 1861
Palola Gray in Stair, 1847

Notes

↑ Berthold, 1827.
↑ WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species: Kroh, A .; Hansson, H. (2012). Eunicidae . In: Read, G .; Fauchald, K. (2012) World Polychaeta database.
↑ Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28: 1-188.
↑ nhm.ac.uk: Eunicidae
↑ Fauchald, K. A review of the genus Eunice (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) based upon type material ( Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology: journal. - 1992. - No. 523 . - P. 1-422 .
↑ Keith Davey. Eunice aphroditois (neopr.) . Life on Australian Seashores (2000). Date of treatment October 10, 2007. Archived September 28, 2012.
↑ Weast, Steve The Great Worm Incident (neopr.) . Date of treatment March 27, 2009. Archived September 28, 2012.
↑ Giant Sea Worm Unmasked as Coral Killer (Neopr.) (March 17, 2009). Date of treatment March 27, 2009. Archived September 28, 2012.

Links

Eunicidae . In: Read, G .; Fauchald, K. (2012) World Polychaeta database. WoRMS.
eol.org: Eunicidae

[1] Berthold, 1827.

[marinespecies-2] WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species: Kroh, A .; Hansson, H. (2012). Eunicidae . In: Read, G .; Fauchald, K. (2012) World Polychaeta database.

[keys-3] Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28: 1-188.

[4] .ac.uk: Eunicidae

[Fauchald1992-5] Fauchald, K. A review of the genus Eunice (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) based upon type material ( Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology: journal. - 1992. - No. 523 . - P. 1-422 .

[6] Keith Davey. Eunice aphroditois (neopr.) . Life on Australian Seashores (2000). Date of treatment October 10, 2007. Archived September 28, 2012.

[7] Weast, Steve The Great Worm Incident (neopr.) . Date of treatment March 27, 2009. Archived September 28, 2012.

[8] Giant Sea Worm Unmasked as Coral Killer (Neopr.) (March 17, 2009). Date of treatment March 27, 2009. Archived September 28, 2012.

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