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Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909
Levinseniidae Mesnil & Caullery, 1898 · unaccepted (ICZN Opinion 1139 (1979) gives...)
ICZN Opinion 1139 (1979) gives Paraonidae Cerruti 1909 precedence
- Genus Aricidea Webster, 1879
- Genus Cirrophorus Ehlers, 1908
- Genus Levinsenia Mesnil, 1897
- Genus Paradoneis Hartman, 1965
- Genus Paraonides Cerruti, 1909
- Genus Paraonis Grube, 1873
- Genus Sabidius Strelzov, 1973
- Genus Acesta Strelzov, 1973 accepted as Aricidea (Acmira) Hartley, 1981 (erected as subgenus but a junior homonym replaced by Acmira Hartley)
- Genus Acmira Hartley, 1981 accepted as Aricidea (Acmira) Hartley, 1981 (alternate representation at genus rank but not currently used)
- Genus Allia Strelzov, 1973 accepted as Aricidea (Strelzovia) Aguirrezabalaga, 2012 (superseded alternate representation of replaced homonym)
- Genus Blakeia Langeneck, Barbieri, Maltagliati & Castelli, 2019 accepted as Aricidea Webster, 1879 (unreplaced junior homonym to Blakeia Kiriakoff, 1967)
- Genus Paraonella Strelzov, 1973 accepted as Paraonides Cerruti, 1909
- Genus Periquesta Brito & Núñez, 2002 accepted as Levinsenia Mesnil, 1897 (subjective synonym)
- Genus Tauberia Strelzov, 1973 accepted as Levinsenia Mesnil, 1897 (ICZN Opinion 1139)
- Genus Aedicira Hartman, 1957 represented as Aricidea (Aedicira) Hartman, 1957
- Genus Aparaonis Hartman, 1965 (uncertain > nomen dubium, name published for a fragment of an opheliid, not a paraonid)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Cerruti, Attilio. (1909). Contributo all'anatomia, biologia e sistematica delle Paraonidae (Levinsenidae) con particolare riguardo alle specie del golfo di Napoli. <em>Mittheilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel.</em> 19(3): 459-512, plates 18-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47419517 [details] 
Status Reversed precedence of Paraonidae (in Cerruti, 1909) over Levinseniidae (in Mesnil & Caullery, 1898) is fixed by ICZN...
Taxonomy Strelzov (1973) introduced several new taxonomic characters to the ones previously in common usage. The presence of...
description Body long and slender with lateral parapodia. Prostomium with a single antenna or antennae absent. Branchiae present on a...
Taxonomy Strelzov (1973) introduced several new taxonomic characters to the ones previously in common usage. The presence of...
Taxonomy Strelzov (1973) introduced several new taxonomic characters to the ones previously in common usage. The presence of prostomial ciliary bands, of prostomial terminal sense organs and the localization of the nuchal organs must now be investigated. Similar characters have been used in other families, [details]
description Body long and slender with lateral parapodia. Prostomium with a single antenna or antennae absent. Branchiae present on a...
description Body long and slender with lateral parapodia. Prostomium with a single antenna or antennae absent. Branchiae present on a limited number of median setigers in most species. All setae simple, including capillaries and various, usually postbranchial, hooks or otherwise modified setae. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=903 on 2025-05-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Cerruti, Attilio. (1909). Contributo all'anatomia, biologia e sistematica delle Paraonidae (Levinsenidae) con particolare riguardo alle specie del golfo di Napoli. <em>Mittheilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel.</em> 19(3): 459-512, plates 18-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47419517 [details]
original description (of Levinseniidae Mesnil & Caullery, 1898) Mesnil, Félix; Caullery, Maurice. (1898). Études de morphologie externe chez les annélides. IV. La famille nouvelle des Leviséniens. Révision des Ariciens - affinités des deux familles. Les Apistobranchiens. <em>Bulletin Scientifique de la France et de la Belgique.</em> 31: 126-151, plate VI., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10708498
page(s): 146; note: As non-latinized "Levinseniens". Levinseniidae is never used by Mesnil & Caullery (1898) [details]
original description (of Levinseniidae Mesnil & Caullery, 1898) Mesnil, Félix; Caullery, Maurice. (1898). Études de morphologie externe chez les annélides. IV. La famille nouvelle des Leviséniens. Révision des Ariciens - affinités des deux familles. Les Apistobranchiens. <em>Bulletin Scientifique de la France et de la Belgique.</em> 31: 126-151, plate VI., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10708498
page(s): 146; note: As non-latinized "Levinseniens". Levinseniidae is never used by Mesnil & Caullery (1898) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Langeneck, Joachim; Barbieri, Michele; Maltagliati, Ferruccio; Castelli, Alberto. (2019). Molecular phylogeny of Paraonidae (Annelida). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 136: 1-13., available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790318305104
note: molecular evidence and examination of need for new generic structure. One new genus, Blakeia, is proposed. It is an unavailable name as a junior homonym. [details] Available for editors
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note: molecular evidence and examination of need for new generic structure. One new genus, Blakeia, is proposed. It is an unavailable name as a junior homonym. [details] Available for editors
[request]Identification resource
identification resource
Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909. pages 27-70. 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 [details]
identification resource Strelzov, V.E. (1973). МНОГОЩЕТИНКОВЫЕ ЧЕРВИ семейства Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 [Polychaete worms of the family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 (Polychaeta, Sedentaria)]. Akademia Nauk. Moscow. 1-170., available online at http://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/school/books/streltsov1973_paraonidae.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
identification resource López, Eduardo; Sikorski, Andrey. (2017). The Paraonidae (Annelida: Sedentaria) from Norway and adjacent seas, with two new species, four new records, and a redescription of Paraonides nordica Strelzov, 1968 based on type material. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4320(1): 41-67., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4320.1.3
note: Key to Paraonidae of Norway [details]
identification resource Strelzov, V.E. (1973). МНОГОЩЕТИНКОВЫЕ ЧЕРВИ семейства Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 [Polychaete worms of the family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 (Polychaeta, Sedentaria)]. Akademia Nauk. Moscow. 1-170., available online at http://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/school/books/streltsov1973_paraonidae.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]identification resource López, Eduardo; Sikorski, Andrey. (2017). The Paraonidae (Annelida: Sedentaria) from Norway and adjacent seas, with two new species, four new records, and a redescription of Paraonides nordica Strelzov, 1968 based on type material. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4320(1): 41-67., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4320.1.3
note: Key to Paraonidae of Norway [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Strelzov, V.E. (1973). МНОГОЩЕТИНКОВЫЕ ЧЕРВИ семейства Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 [Polychaete worms of the family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 (Polychaeta, Sedentaria)]. Akademia Nauk. Moscow. 1-170., available online at http://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/school/books/streltsov1973_paraonidae.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
[request]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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Status Reversed precedence of Paraonidae (in Cerruti, 1909) over Levinseniidae (in Mesnil & Caullery, 1898) is fixed by ICZN opinion ruling (1979). However, arguably Paraonidae was never under threat. Sees Notes and editor's comment under genus Paraonis. [details]Taxonomy Strelzov (1973) introduced several new taxonomic characters to the ones previously in common usage. The presence of prostomial ciliary bands, of prostomial terminal sense organs and the localization of the nuchal organs must now be investigated. Similar characters have been used in other families, [details]
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description Body long and slender with lateral parapodia. Prostomium with a single antenna or antennae absent. Branchiae present on a limited number of median setigers in most species. All setae simple, including capillaries and various, usually postbranchial, hooks or otherwise modified setae. [details]
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| Japanese | ヒメエラゴカイ科 | [details] |
