NARMS taxon details
Apistobranchidae Mesnil & Caullery, 1898
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 147 [as "Apistobranchiens"] [details]
page(s): 147 [as "Apistobranchiens"] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta database. Apistobranchidae Mesnil & Caullery, 1898. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=912 on 2025-07-05
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Apistobranchidae Mesnil & Caullery, 1898. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=912 on 2025-07-05
original description
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): 147 [as "Apistobranchiens"] [details]
taxonomy source Gathof, Jerry M. (1984). Family Apistobranchidae Mesnil & Caullery, 1898. In: Uebelacker, J.M.; Johnson, P.G. (eds). Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Volume 2. Chapter Pagination: 5.1-5.3, Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc., Mobile, Alabama.
page(s): 5.1 [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]
page(s): 147 [as "Apistobranchiens"] [details]
taxonomy source Gathof, Jerry M. (1984). Family Apistobranchidae Mesnil & Caullery, 1898. In: Uebelacker, J.M.; Johnson, P.G. (eds). Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Volume 2. Chapter Pagination: 5.1-5.3, Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc., Mobile, Alabama.
page(s): 5.1 [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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
