Polychaeta taxon details
Parergodrilidae Reisinger, 1925
- Genus Parergodrilus Reisinger, 1925
- Genus Stygocapitella Knöllner, 1934
- Genus Stypocapitella Knöllner, 1934 accepted as Stygocapitella Knöllner, 1934 (original misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Reisinger, Erich 1925. Ein landbewohnender Archiannelide. Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Systematik der Archianneliden. Zeitschrift für Morphologie und Ökologie der Tiere, 3(2/3): 197-254., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00408145 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta database. Parergodrilidae Reisinger, 1925. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=906 on 2024-11-10
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original description
Reisinger, Erich 1925. Ein landbewohnender Archiannelide. Zugleich ein Beitrag zur Systematik der Archianneliden. Zeitschrift für Morphologie und Ökologie der Tiere, 3(2/3): 197-254., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00408145 [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]
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]
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Diagnosis Small, cylindrical, grub-shaped animals. Prostomium, peristomium, species-specific number of segments, first and various number of posterior segments without chaetae. Palps, antennae, parapodia and pygidial cirri absent. Chaetae more or less simple arranged in paired ventrolateral bundles. Epidermis without locomotory cilia, whitish transparent, body surface slightly iridescent, eyes absent, nuchal organs either internalized or absent. Alimentary canal comprises a ventral pharynx with a large glandular complex, oesophagus, stomach and coiled intestine. Coelom, at least 2 pairs of metanephridia, blood vascular system and heart body present. Gonochoristic, gonoducts present, direct development (Westheide, 2008). [details]
