RAS taxon details
Cirrophorus Ehlers, 1908
129431 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129431)
accepted
Genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ehlers, Ernst. (1908). Die bodensässigen Anneliden aus den Sammlungen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. 1-168. IN: Chun, Carl (Ed.). <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer ''Valdivia'' 1898-1899.</em> 16(1): 1-168, plates I-XXIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18687
page(s): 124 [details]
page(s): 124 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Cirrophorus Ehlers, 1908. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129431 on 2026-02-20
RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Cirrophorus Ehlers, 1908. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/rest/LOG_0001&physid=PHYS_0004/rest/10.1080/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129431 on 2026-02-20
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Ehlers, Ernst. (1908). Die bodensässigen Anneliden aus den Sammlungen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. 1-168. IN: Chun, Carl (Ed.). <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer ''Valdivia'' 1898-1899.</em> 16(1): 1-168, plates I-XXIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18687
page(s): 124 [details]
basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [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 Langeneck, J.; Barbieri, M.; Maltagliati, F.; Castelli, A. (2017). A new species of Cirrophorus (Annelida: Paraonidae) from Mediterranean organically enriched coastal environments, with taxonomic notes on the family. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 97(05): 871-880., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315417000935
page(s): 875 (table 2); note: synoptic table of main morphologic characters of species with lyrate chaetae [details]
identification resource Erdoğan-Dereli, Deniz; Çinar, Melih Ertan; Dağli, Ertan. (2017). <i>Cirrophorus</i> species (Annelida: Polychaeta: Paraonidae) in the Sea of Marmara, with description of a new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4347(1): 137-150., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4347.1.8
page(s): 144 (table 1); note: synoptic table comparing main diagnostic features of all species of Cirrophorus [details] Available for editors
page(s): 124 [details]
basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [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 Langeneck, J.; Barbieri, M.; Maltagliati, F.; Castelli, A. (2017). A new species of Cirrophorus (Annelida: Paraonidae) from Mediterranean organically enriched coastal environments, with taxonomic notes on the family. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 97(05): 871-880., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315417000935
page(s): 875 (table 2); note: synoptic table of main morphologic characters of species with lyrate chaetae [details]
identification resource Erdoğan-Dereli, Deniz; Çinar, Melih Ertan; Dağli, Ertan. (2017). <i>Cirrophorus</i> species (Annelida: Polychaeta: Paraonidae) in the Sea of Marmara, with description of a new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4347(1): 137-150., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4347.1.8
page(s): 144 (table 1); note: synoptic table comparing main diagnostic features of all species of Cirrophorus [details] Available for editors
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