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Arenicolidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Johnston, & George. (1835). Illustrations in British Zoology (45 Lernaea uncinata, 46 Arenicola ecaudata). Magazine of Natural History and Journal of Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology and Meteorology, 8:565–569, figs. 53–54. (x–1835). https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=94941

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Annelida
class
Polychaeta
family
Arenicolidae

Name

Synonyms
Telethusae
Homonyms
Arenicolidae
Common names
Arenicole in Italian
Lugworms in English
Sandwürmer in German
lug worms in English
lugworms in English
lugworms in English
sandmaskar in Swedish
wadpieren in Dutch
Пескожилы in Russian
タマシキゴカイ科 in Japanese
검은갯지렁이과 in Korean
sandmaskar in Swedish
Lug Worms in English
Sandwürmer in German
lug worms in English
lugworms in English
wadpieren in Dutch
タマシキゴカイ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Darbyshire, Teresa. (2018). Arenicolidae Johnston, 1835. <em>[book, online].</em> 23 pp. In.Handbook of Zoology [Annelida], de Gruyter.
  2. Dille, Marthe R.; Kongsrud, Jon A.; Hektoen, Martin M.; Bakken, Torkild. (2024). Arenicolidae (Annelida) in Norwegian waters: Species occurrence, bathymetric distribution and identification of juvenile specimens. <em>African Zoology.</em> Efirst: 1-8. 10.1080/15627020.2024.2418099
  3. 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.
  4. Fauchald, K., and G. W. Rouse, 1997: Polychaete systematics: Past and present. Zoologica Scripta, vol. 26, no. 2. 71-138.
  5. Gathof, Jerry M. (1984). Family Arenicolidae Johnston, 1835. In: Uebelacker, J.M.; Johnson, P.G. (eds). Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Volume 7. Chapter Pagination: 58.1-58.2, Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc., Mobile, Alabama.
  6. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  7. Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1996)
  8. Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (2002)
  9. Hutchings, P.A. 2000. Family Arenicolidae. Pp. 62-67 in: Beesley, P.L., Ross, G.J.B., and Glasby, C.J. (eds) Polychaetes and Allies: the Southern Synthesis. CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne.
  10. Johnston, G. (1835). Illustrations in British Zoology (45 Lernaea uncinata, 46 Arenicola ecaudata). <em>Magazine of natural history and journal of zoology, botany, mineralogy, geology and meteorology.</em> 8:565-569, figs. 53-54. (x-1835).
  11. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  12. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  13. Rouse, G. W., and K. Fauchald, 1997: Cladistics and polychaetes. Zoologica Scripta, vol. 26, no. 2. 139-204.
  14. Wells, G. P. (1963). Barriers and speciation in lugworms (Arenicola, Polychaeta). <em>[Edited book chapter].</em> 79-98, In J.P. Harding and N. Tebble eds, Speciation in the sea: London, Systematics Association, ISSN 0586-3562.
  15. Wells, G. P. (1980). The species problem in lugworms and other Polychaeta. <i>In</i> Gunawardana, T.T.P., Prematilleka, L. & Silva, R. (Eds). P.E.P. Deraniyagala commemoration volume. Lake House Investments Ltd, Colombo. 392pp. Chapter Pagination: 355-366.
  16. Wells, G. P. 1966. The Lugworm (Arenicola)- A Study in Adaptation. Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 3(2): 294-313.
  17. WoRMS (Mar 2013)
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