Benthic Polychaetes of British Columbia and Washington
by J.M. (Lobo) Orensanz
[Apologies for the lack of 'pretty' formatting. This is a temporary version - G. Read]
Family APHRODITIDAE Malmgren, 1867
Genus APHRODITA Linnaeus, 1758
Aphrodita japonica Marenzeller, 1879
Aphrodita longipalpa Essenberg, 1917
Aphrodita negligens Moore, 1905
Aphrodita parva Moore, 1905
Genus LAETMONICE Kinberg, 1855
Laetmonice pellucida Moore, 1903
Family POLYNOIDAE Kinberg, 1856
Subfamily ARCTONOINAE Hanley, 1989
Genus ARCTNONOE Chamberlin, 1920
Arctonoe fragilis (Baird, 1863)
Arctonoe pulchra (Johnson, 1897)
Arctonoe vittata (Grube, 1855)
Subfamily HARMOTHOINAE Horst, 1917
Genus ARCTEOBIA Annenkova, 1937
[Genus included in B&H;'s key]
*** Arcteobia anticostiensis (McIntosh, 1874)
Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40: 18
*** Arcteobia spinielytris Annenkova, 1937
Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40: 18-19
Genus BYLGIDES Chamberlin, 1919
Pettibone, 1993: Smith. Contr. Zool. 545
* Bylgides macrolepidus (Moore, 1905)
Pettibone, 1993: Smith. Contr. Zool. 545: 21-23, f.13
[= Antinoella m. in B&H;]
Genus EUNOE Malmgren, 1865
Eunoe depressa Moore, 1905
Eunoe nodosa (Sars, 1861)
Eunoe oerstedi Malmgren, 1865
Eunoe senta (Moore, 1902)
Eunoe uniseriata Banse & Hobson, 1968
Genus GATTYANA McIntosh, 1900
Gattyana ciliata Moore, 1902
Gattyana cirrosa (Pallas, 1766)
Gattyana treadwelli Pettibone, 1949
Genus GAUDICHAUDIUS Pettibone, 1986
Pettibone, 1986: Smith. Contr. Zool. 428: 33-40
* Gaudichaudius iphionelloides (Johnson, 1901)
[= Gattyana i. in B&H;]
Pettibone, 1986: Smith. Contr. Zool. 428: 37-40, f.18
Genus HARMOTHOE Kinberg, 1855
Harmothoe extenuata (Grube, 1840)
Harmothoe fragilis Moore, 1910
Harmothoe imbricata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Harmothoe multisetosa (Moore, 1902)
Genus HERMADION Kinberg, 1855
Hermadion truncata (Moore, 1902)
Genus HESPERONOE Chamberlin, 1919
*** Hesperonoe adventor (Skogsberg, 1928)
[Included in B&H;'s keys]
Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40: 19-20
Hesperonoe complanata (Johnson, 1901)
Genus MALMGRENIELLA Hartman, 1967
Pettibone, 1993: Smith. Contr. Zool. 538.
*** Malmgreniella bansei Pettibone, 1993
Pettibone, 1993. Smith. Contr. Zool. 538: 63-65, f.42
*** Malmgreniella berkeleyorum Pettibone, 1993
Pettibone, 1993. Smith. Contr. Zool. 538: 63, f.41
[= Harmothoe lunulata in B&B; 1945, 1948]
*** Malmgreniella liei Pettibone, 1993
Pettibone, 1993. Smith. Contr. Zool. 538: 65-68, f.43
** Malmgreniella nigralba (E.Berkeley, 1923)
Pettibone, 1993. Smith. Contr. Zool. 538: 60-63, fs.39-40
[= Harmothoe lunulata in B&H;]
*** Malmgreniella scriptoria Pettibone, 1993
Pettibone, 1993. Smith. Contr. Zool. 538: 68, f.44
Genus TENONIA Nichols, 1969
** Tenonia priops (Hartman, 1961)
Barreca, 1984: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 97: 801-803
[= T. kitsapensis in B&H;]
Subfamily LEDIDASTHENIINAE Pettibone, 1989
Genus LEPIDASTHENIA Malmgren, 1867
Lepidasthenia berkeleyae Pettibone, 1948
Lepidasthenia longicirrata Berkeley, 1923
Subfamily LEPIDONOTINAE Willey, 1902
Genus HALOSYDNA Kinberg, 1855
Halosydna brevisetosa Kinberg, 1855
Genus LEPIDONOTUS Leach, 1816
Lepidonotus squamatus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Subfamily POLYNOINAE Kinberg, 1856
Genus POLYEUNOA McIntosh, 1885
Polyeunoa tuta (Grube, 1855)
Genus POLYNOE Savigny, 1818
Polynoe canadensis (McIntosh, 1874)
Polynoe gracilis (Verrill, 1874)
Unnamed Subfamily
Genus HOLOLEPIDA Moore, 1905
Hololepida magna Moore, 1905
Family PHOLOIDAE Kinberg, 1858
Pettibone, 1992: Smith. Contr. Zool. # 532, 24 p.
Genus PHOLOE Johnston, 1839
Pettibone, 1992: Smith. Contr. Zool. # 532: 4.
Q Pholoe sp.
As "Pholoe minuta" in B&H.; Records of that species correspond to a variety of other Pholoids; citations from the Pacific NW need validation.
Genus PHOLOIDES Pruvot, 1895
Pettibone, 1992: Smith. Contr. Zool. # 532: 15-16
* Pholoides asperus (Johnson, 1897)
[as Peisidice a. in B&H;]
Pettibone, 1992: Smith. Contr. Zool. # 532: 18-20
Family SIGALIONIDAE Malmgren, 1867
Genus SIGALION Audouin & Milne-Edwards (in Cuvier, 1830)
[Included in B&H;'s keys]
Mackie & Chambers, 1990: Zool. Scr. 19: 39-56
*** Sigalion mathildae Audouin & Milne-Edwards (in Cuvier, 1830)
Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40: 20
Mackie & Chambers, 1990: Zool. Scr. 19: 40-45, fs.1-5
Genus STHENELAIS Kinberg, 1855
Sthenelais berkeleyi Pettibone
Sthenelais tertiaglabra Moore, 1910
Family CHRYSOPETALIDAE Ehlers, 1864
Genus DYSPONETUS Levinsen, 1879
[Included in B&H;'s keys]
*** Dysponetus pygmaeus Levinsen, 1879
This species has never been formally cited for the Pacific NW, but was included in Kozloff (1987). It is common in the San Juan Islands, among laminarian holdfasts.
Genus PALEANOTUS Schmarda, 1861
Paleanotus bellis (Johnson, 1897)
Family AMPHINOMIDAE Lamarck, 1818
Genus CHLOEIA Lamarck, 1818
Chloeia entypa Chamberlin, 1919
Family EUPHROSINIDAE Williams, 1851
Kudenov, 1993: Antarct. Res. Ser. 58: 93-150
Genus EUPHROSINE Lamarck, 1818
Kudenov, 1987: Bull. Biol. Soc. Wash. 7: 184-193.
Kudenov, 1993: Antarct. Res. Ser. 58: 104-107.
Euphrosine arctia Johnson, 1897
Euphrosine bicirrata Moore, 1905
Euphrosine heterobranchia Johnson, 1901
Euphrosine hortensis Moore, 1905
Fmily LACYDONIIDAE Bergstrom, 1914
*** Unidentified species
Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40: 21.
Family PHYLLODOCIDAE Oersted, 1843
Pleijel, 1991: Zool. Scr. 20: 225-261. Definition of subfamilies proposed by Pleijel (based on a cladistic analysis, followed below) differs radically from the traditional system.
Pleijel, 1993: POLYCHAETA PHYLLODOCIDAE. Marine Invertebrates of Scandinavia, No. 8, 158 p.
Subfamily NOTOPHYLLINAE Pleijel, 1991
Genus BERGSTROEMIA Banse, 1973
Status under review by Eibye-Jacobsen; may be a synonym of Austrophyllum Bergstrom (Eibye-Jacobsen, 1991: 130; Pleijel, 1991: 253; op.cit.).
Q Bergstroemia nigrimaculata (Moore, 1909)
[= Eulalia (B.) n. in B&H;]
Eibye-Jacobsen, 1991: Steenstrupia 17: 130
Genus NOTOPHYLLUM Oersted, 1843
Pleijel, 1991: Zool. Scr. 20: 233-234, f.4
Notophyllum imbricatum Moore, 1906
Genus NEREIPHYLLA
Pleijel, 1991: Zool. Scr. 20: 235, fs.7, 22C-F
* Nereiphylla castanea (Marenzeller, 1879)
[= Phyllodoce (Genetyllis) c. in B&H;]
Subfamily PHYLLODOCINAE Oersted, 1843
Pleijel, 1991: Zool. Scr. 20: 235.
Genus PHYLLODOCE Lamarck, 1818
Pleijel, 1988: Zool. Scr. 17: 141-153
Pleijel, 1991: Zool. Scr. 20: 238, f.10.
Anonymous, 1995: Pigmentation of Phyllodoce maculata, mucosa and williamsi. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, one page.
Phyllodoce citrina Malmgren, 1865
Pleijel, 1988: Zool. Scr. 17: 143, f.2
Pleijel, 1993: Marine Invert. Scandinavia 8: 35-37, fs.20-21
Phyllodoce groenlandica Oersted, 1842
Kravitz & Jones, 1979: Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci. 78: 14-15
Pleijel, 1988: Zool. Scr. 17: 144-145, f.3.
Pleijel, 1993: Marine Invert. Scandinavia 8: 37-40, fs.22-23.
*** Phyllodoce hartmanae Blake & Walton, 1977
Kravitz & Jones, 1979: Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci. 78: 15
*** Phyllodoce longipes (Kinberg, 1866)
Kravitz & Jones, 1979: Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci. 78: 15-16
Pleijel, 1988: Zool. Scr. 17: 146-147, f.5.
Phyllodoce maculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Pleijel, 1988: Zool. Scr. 17: 147-149, f.6.
Pleijel, 1993: Marine Invert. Scandinavia 8: 48-51, fs.31-32.
** Phyllodoce medipapillata Moore, 1909
[= P. madeirensis in B&H;]
McCammon & Montagne, 1979: Zool. J. Linn. Soc.66: 362-363, f.5a-c
Mountford, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 166.
Q Phyllodoce mucosa Oersted, 1843
Pleijel, 1988: Zool. Scr. 17: 149-151, f.7.
Pleijel, 1993: Marine Invert. Scandinavia 8: 51-53, fs.33-34.
Originally described from Denmark; cited for many Arctic-boreal areas, but non-European records require validation. Easily confused with P. maculata.
*** Phyllodoce multipapillata Kravitz & Jones, 1979
Kravitz & Jones, 1979: Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci. 78: 14, f.4C-D
[?] Phyllodoce multiseriata Rioja, 1941
Phyllodoce williamsii (Hartman, 1936)
Genus PARANAITIS Southern, 1914
Pleijel, 1991: Zool. Scr. 20: 237-238, fs.9, 23B.
Paranaitis polynoides (Moore, 1909)
Subfamily ETEONINAE sensu Pleijel, 1991
Pleijel, 1991: Zool. Scr. 20: 240.
Genus HESIONURA Hartmann-Schröder, 1958
Pleijel, 1991: Zool. Scr. 20: 247, f.18.
Hesionura coineaui difficilis (Banse, 1963)
Genus MYSTIDES Theel, 1879
Pleijel, 1991: Zool. Scr. 20: 247, f.19
Q Mystides borealis (Theel, 1879)
Pleijel, 1993: Marine Invert. Scandinavia 8: 127-129, f.89.
Originally described from Novaya Zemlya; cited for world-wide areas, but records other than the type locality require validation.
Genera in the "EULALIA" group (under PHYLLODOCINAE in the traditional system)
Genus EULALIA Savigny, 1822
Pleijel, 1991: Zool. Scr. 20: 241-243, fs.15, 22C.
Q [?] Eulalia bilineata (Johnston, 1840)
Pleijel, 1993: Marine Invert. Scandinavia 8: 89-91, fs.62-63. Originally described from the UK; cited for world-wide areas.
Harris, 1995: Re-identification of Puget Sound specimens. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, 5 pages. Records from the Pacific coast of North America correespond to several other species.
Harris, 1995: Comparison of European and Eastern Pacific Eulalia bilineata. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, one page.
Eulalia levicornuta Moore, 1909
Eulalia parvoseta Banse & Hobson, 1968
Originally described as E. (Pterocirrus); probably Eulalia s. str. (Pleijel, 1991: Zool. Scr. 2O: 256)
Eulalia quadrioculata Moore, 1906
Q Eulalia viridis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Pleijel, 1993: Marine Invert. Scandinavia 8: 110-113, fs.79-81.
Originally described from "Oceano septentrionali"; cited for world-wide areas, but records outside the North Atlantic require validation.
Genus EUMIDA Malmgren, 1865
Eibye-Jacobsen, 1991: Steenstrupia 17: 81-140
Pleijel, 1991: Zool. Scr. 20: 241, f.13.
Eumida longicornuta (Moore, 1906)
Eibye-Jacobsen, 1991: Steenstrupia 17: 108-110
Q Eumida sanguinea (Oersted, 1843)
Eibye-Jacobsen, 1991: Steenstrupia 17: 87-93
Pleijel, 1993: Marine Invert. Scandinavia 8: 76-78, fs.52-54.
Originally described from Denmark; cited for world-wide areas, but records outside Europe and Arcto-Atlantic areas require validation.
Genus PTEROCIRRUS Claparède, 1868
Pleijel, 1991: Zool. Scr. 20: 240-241, fs.12, 22A-B.
Q Pterocirrus macroceros (Grube, 1860)
Pleijel, 1993: Marine Invert. Scandinavia 8: 61-63, fs.40-42.
Originally described for the Mediterranean; cited for world-wide areas, but non-European records require validation. At least some records may correspond to P. montereyensis: Harris, 1995, Re-identification of Puget Sound specimens. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, 5 pages
Genus SIGE Malmgren, 1865
[Included in B&H;'s keys]
Pleijel, 1990: Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 98: 161-184
*** Sige bifoliata Moore, 1909
Pleijel, 1990: Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 98: 167-169, f.3
[Cited for British Columbia by Berkeley, 1924, but not included in CPF or B&H;]
Genera of ETEONINAE sensu strictum (traditional definition)
Genus ETEONE Savigny, 1822
Wilson, 1988: Mem. Mus. Victoria 49: 385-431
Pleijel, 1991: Zool. Scr. 20: 249, f.21.
*** Eteone californica Hartman, 1936
[Included in B&H;'s keys]
Kravitz & Jones, 1979: Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci. 78: 9
Wilson, 1988: Mem. Mus. Victoria 49: 390-392, fs.1b-e, 14b
Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40: 20.
*** Eteone columbiensis Kravitz & Jones, 1979
Kravitz & Jones, 1979: Bull.So.Calif.Acad. Sci. 78: 10-12, f.3D-G
Wilson, 1988: Mem. Mus. Victoria 49: 392, fs.2a-d, pl.1a
Q Eteone longa (Fabricius, 1780)
Kravitz & Jones, 1979: Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci. 78: 9
Wilson, 1988: Mem. Mus. Victoria 49: 399-400, fs.4e-h, pl.1d
Pleijel, 1993: Marine Invert. Scandinavia 8: 143-144, fs.100-101.
Originally described from Greenland. Records of the E. flava/longa-group are confused, as it may include several different Arctic to boreal species. The group is need of extensive review.
Eteone pacifica Hartman, 1936
Wilson, 1988: Mem. Mus. Victoria 49: 400
Q Eteone spetsbergensis Malmgren, 1865
Wilson, 1988: Mem. Mus. Victoria 49: 403-405, fgs.6d-g, pl.2a
Status uncertain, requires redescription (Pleijel, 1993: Marine Invert. Scandinavia 8: 150).
Records from the Pacific NW may be conspecific with Eteone sp. sensu Kravitz & Jones, 1979: (Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci. 78: 12, f.4A-B)
*** Eteone spilotus Kravitz & Jones, 1979
Kravitz & Jones, 1979: Bull.So.Calif. Acad. Sci. 78: 9-10, f.3A-C
Wilson, 1988: Mem. Mus. Victoria 49: 405-407, fs.7a-d, 14f
Eteone tuberculata Treadwell, 1922
Wilson, 1988: Mem. Mus. Victoria 49: 408
Genus HYPERETEONE Bergstrom, 1914
Wilson, 1988: Mem. Mus. Victoria 49: 385-431
(Considered as a synonym of Eteone by Pleijel, 1991, op.cit.)
*** Hypereteone fauchaldi (Kravitz & Jones, 1979)
Kravitz & Jones, 1979: Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci. 78: 7, f.2A-G (as Eteone f.)
Wilson, 1988: Mem. Mus. Victoria 49: 412-414, fs.9a-e, pl.2c
Genus MYSTA Malmgren, 1865
[Included in B&H;'s keys, as a subgenus of Eteone]
Wilson, 1988: Mem. Mus. Victoria 49: 385-431
(Considered as a synonym of Eteone by Pleijel, 1991, op.cit.)
*** Mysta barbata Malmgren, 1865
Kravitz & Jones, 1979: Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci. 78: 12-14
Wilson, 1988: Mem. Mus. Victoria 49: 421-422, fs.12a-d, 14l
Pleijel, 1993: Marine Invert. Scandinavia 8: 134-136, fs.93-94
Phyllodocids of questionable status
Genus HESPEROPHYLLUM Chamberlin, 1919
Nomen dubium fide Pleijel, 1991: Zool.Scr.20: 249, 257
Q Hesperophyllum tectum Chamberlin, 1919
Nomen dubium fide Pleijel, 1991: Zool.Scr.20: 249, 257
Family HESIONIDAE Malmgren, 1867
Genus HETEROPODARKE Hartmann-Schröder, 1862
*** Heteropodarke sp.
Formally unreported for the area, but I have found it to be common in sandy beaches of Puget Sound. The type species (H. heteromorpha) has been cited from world-wide areas, including California (Dorsey, 1978: Bull. Southern Calif. Acad. Sci. 77: 82-87). Records may correspond to different species (see for example Perkins, 1984: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 97: 565-572)
Genus KEFERSTEINIA Quatrefages, 1865
Perkins, 1984: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 97: 574
Kefersteinia cirrata (Keferstein, 1862)
Genus MICROPHTHALMUS Mecznikow, 1865
[Included in B&H;'s keys]
*** Microphthalmus coustalini Fournier, 1991
Fournier, 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 48: 208-213
*** Microphthalmus hystrix Fournier, 1991
Fournier, 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 48: 208-213
*** Microphthalmus simplicichaetosus Westheide & Purschke, 1992
Westheide & Purschke, 1992: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 105: 132-135
*** Microphthalmus sp.
Fournier, 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 48: 208-213
Genus MICROPODARKE Okuda, 1938
Micropodarke dubia (Hessle, 1925)
Genus OPHIODROMUS Sars, 1861
Ophiodromus pugettensis (Johnson, 1901)
Genus PODARKEOPSIS Laubier, 1961
** Podarkeopsis glabrus (Hartman, 1961)
[= Gyptis brevipalpa in B&H;]
Perkins, 1984: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 97: 579
Family PILARGIDAE Saint-Joseph, 1899
Salazar-Vallejo, 1986: Cah. Biol. Mar. 27: 193-209
Fitzhugh & Wolf, 1990: Amer. Mus. Novitates 2992, 16 pp.
Licher & Westheide, 1994: Mém.Mus.natn.Hist.nat.162: 223-235
Subfamily SIGAMBRINAE Salazar-Vallejo, 1986
Genus OTOPSIS Ditlevsen, 1917
Otopsis longipes Ditlevsen, 1917
Genus PILARGIS Saint-Joseph, 1899
Pilargis berkeleyae Monro, 1933
Genus SIGAMBRA F.Müller, 1858
Sigambra tentaculata (Treadwell, 1941)
Family SYLLIDAE Grube, 1850
Garwood, 1991: Ophelia 5 Suppl.: 81-87
Subfamily EXOGONINAE Rioja, 1925
Genus BRANIA Quatrefages, 1865
Brania brevipharyngea Banse,
Genus EXOGONE Oersted, 1845
San Martin, 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 49: 715-740
Exogone (E.) lourei Berkeley & Berkeley, 1938
Perkins, 1981: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 93: 1092-1094
Exogone (E.) verugera (Claparède, 1868)
* Exogone (Parexogone) molesta Banse, 1972
*** Exogone sp. A (n. sp., Kudenov & Harris, in press)
Exogone sp. in Banse, 1972
Harris, 1995: Re-identification of Puget Sound specimens. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, 5 pages
** Exogone sp. B (n. sp., Kudenov & Harris, in press)
[= E. gemmifera in B&H;]
Harris, 1995: Re-identification of Puget Sound specimens. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, 5 pages
Genus SPHAEROSYLLIS Claparède, 1863
Riser, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 209-217.
** Sphaerosyllis californiensis Hartman, 1966
Riser, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 216
Q Sphaerosyllis hystrix Claparède, 1863
Originally described from European waters, has been recorded from world-wide areas. Non-European records need revision, and most likely correspond to other species.
** Sphaerosyllis sp. F
[as S. brandhorsti in B&H;]
Harris, 1995: Re-identification of Puget Sound specimens. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, 5 pages
** Sphaerosyllis sp. P, Harris, unpubl.
[= S. pirifera in B&H;]
Harris, 1995: Re-identification of Puget Sound specimens. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, 5 pages
Subfamily SYLLINAE Grube, 1850
Genus SYLLIS Savigny, 1818
Syllis (Ehlersia) heterochaeta Moore, 1909
Dorsey & Phillips, 1987: Bull. Biol. Soc. Wash. 7: 153-156, f.1
*** Syllis (Ehlersia) hyperioni ...
Harris, 1995: Re-identification of Puget Sound specimens. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, 5 pages
Syllis (S.) elongata Johnson, 1901
Syllis (S.) spongiphila Verrill, 1885
Syllis (Typosyllis) adamantea (Treadwell, 1914)
Syllis (Typosyllis) alternata Moore, 1908
Syllis (Typosyllis) armillaris (O.F.Müller, 1771)
Syllis (Typosyllis) harti Berkeley & Berkeley, 1938
Syllis (Typosyllis) hyalina Grube, 1863
Syllis (Typosyllis) pulchra Berkeley & Berkeley, 1938
Syllis (Typosyllis) stewarti Berkeley & Berkeley, 1942
Genus TRYPANOSYLLIS Claparède, 1864
Trypanosyllis (Trypanedenta) gemmipara Johnson, 1901
Trypanosyllis (Trypanedenta) ingens Johnson, 1902
Subfamily EUSYLLINAE Rioja, 1925
Genus EUSYLLIS Malmgren, 1867
Eusyllis assimilis Marenzeller, 1875
Eusyllis blomstrandi Malmgren, 1867
Eusyllis japonica Imajima & Hartman
Eusyllis magnifica (Moore, 1906)
*** Eusyllis sp. P. (Harris, unpubl.)
Harris, 1995: Re-identification of Puget Sound specimens. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, 5 pages
Genus ODONTOSYLLIS Claparède, 1863
Odontosyllis fulgurans japonica Imajima
Odontosyllis parva Berkeley, 1923
Odontosyllis phosphorea Moore, 1909
Genus PIONOSYLLIS Malmgren, 1867
Pionosyllis gigantea Moore, 1908
Pionosyllis uraga Imajima
Genus STREPTOSYLLIS Webster & Benedict, 1884
Streptosyllis latipalpa Banse
Genus SYLLIDES Oersted, 1845
Syllides japonica Imajima
Syllides longocirrata Oersted, 1845
Subfamily AUTOLYTINAE Langerhans, 1879
Genus AUTOLYTUS Grube, 1850
*** Autolytus alexandri Malmgren, 1867
Qian & Chia, 1989: Invert. Rep. Develop. 15: 49-56.
Autolytus magnus Berkeley, 1923
Autolytus verrilli Marenzeller, 1892
Genus PROCEREA Ehlers, 1864
Proceraea cornuta (Agassiz, 1862)
Proceraea prismatica (Fabricius, 1776)
Proceraea trilineata (Berkeley & Berkeley, 1945)
Family NEREIDIDAE Johnston, 1865
Fitzhugh, 1987: Bull. Biol. Soc. Wash. 7: 174-183
Glasby, 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 48: 559-573
Subfamily NEREIDINAE Johnston, 1865
Genus CERATONEREIS Kinberg, 1866
Ceratonereis paucidentata (Moore, 1903)
Genus CHEILONEREIS Benham, 1916
Cheilonereis cyclurus (Harrington, 1897)
Genus EUNEREIS Malmgren, 1865
Eunereis wailesi Berkeley & Berkeley, 1954
Genus NEANTHES Kinberg, 1866
Neanthes brandti (Malmgren, 1866)
Neanthes limnicola Johnson, 1903
Neanthes virens (Sars, 1835)
Genus NEREIS Linnaeus, 1758
Nereis eakini Hartman, 1936
Nereis grubei (Kinberg, 1866)
Nereis neoneanthes Hartman, 1948
Nereis pelagica Linnaeus, 1761
Nereis procera Ehlers, 1868
Nereis vexillosa Grube, 1851
Genus NICON Kinberg, 1866
[?] Nicon moniloceras (Hartman, 1940)
Genus PERINEREIS Kinberg, 1866
Perinereis monterea (Chamberlin, 1918)
Genus PLATYNEREIS Kinberg, 1866
Platynereis bicanaliculata (Baird, 1863)
Subfamily NOTOPHYCINAE Knox & Cameron, 1970
Genus MICRONEREIS Claparède, 1863
Paxton, 1983: Rec. Austral. Mus. 35: 1-18.
Micronereis nanaimoensis Berkeley & Berkeley, 1953
Paxton, 1983: Rec. Austral. Mus. 35: 12-13, fs.1, 28-30
Family NEPHTYIDAE Grube, 1850
Genus AGLAOPHAMUS Kinberg, 1866
Aglaophamus rubella anops Hartman, 1950
Genus NEPHTYS Cuvier, 1917, in Audouin & Milne-Edwards, 1833
Nephtys assignis Hartman, 1950
Nephtys brachycephala Moore, 1903
Nephtys caeca (Fabricius, 1780)
Nephtys caecoides Hartman, 1938
Nephtys californiensis Hartman, 1938
Nephtys ciliata (O.F.Müller, 1776)
** Nephtys cornuta Berkeley & Berkeley, 1945
[= N. c. franciscana Clark & Jones]
Ellis & Ronaldson, 1988: Can. J. Zool. 66: 1898-1900
Nephtys ferruginea Hartman, 1940
Nephtys longosetosa Oersted, 1843
Nephtys punctata Hartman, 1938
Nephtys rickettsi Hartman, 1938
Family SPHAERODORIDAE Malmgren, 1867
Genus SPHAERODOROPSIS Hartman & Fauchald, 1971
Fauchald, 1974: J. nat. Hist. 8: 270-271
Kudenov, 1987: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 100: 917-926
Sphaerodoropsis minuta (Webster & Benedict, 1887)
Fauchald, 1974: J. nat. Hist. 8: 275, f.3:7
Sphaerodoropsis sphaerulifer (Moore, 1909)
Fauchald, 1974: J. nat. Hist. 8: 277, f.3:1-4
*** Sphaerodoropsis sp.
Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40: 24
Genus SPHAERODORUM Oersted, 1843
Fauchald, 1974: J. nat. Hist. 8: 278
Sphaerodorum papillifer Moore, 1909
Fauchald, 1974: J. nat. Hist. 8: 280, f.4:6-10.
Family GLYCERIDAE Grube, 1850
Genus GLYCERA Savigny, 1818
Glycera americana Leidy, 1855
Glycera convoluta Keferstein, 1862
Glycera gigantea Quatrefages, 1865
** Glycera nana Johnson, 1901, 1901
[= G. capitata in B&H;]
Hilbig, 1992: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 105: 716-719, f.4
Glycera robusta Ehlers, 1868
Glycera siphonostoma (delle Chiaje, 1825)
Glycera tesselata Grube, 1863
Genus HEMIPODUS Quatrefages, 1865
Hemipodus borealis Johnson, 1901
Family GONIADIDAE Kinberg, 1866
Genus GLYCINDE F.Müller, 1858
Glycinde armigera Moore, 1911
Glycinde picta Berkeley, 1927
Glycinde polygnatha Hartman, 1950
Genus GONIADA Audouin & Milne-Edwards, 1833
Goniada annulata Moore, 1905
Goniada brunnea Treadwell, 1906
Goniada maculata Oersted, 1843
Family DORVILLEIDAE Chamberlin, 1919
Orensanz, 1990: Antarct. Res. Ser. 52: 110-113
Eibye-Jacobsen & Kristensen, 1994: Zool. Scr. 23: 107-131
Alternative hypotheses on the pgylogeny of Dorvilleids, Iphitimids and Dinophilids differ only slightly, and almost axclusively in the rooting of the cladograms.
Genus DORVILLEA Parfitt, 1866
Wolf, 1986: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 99: 627-638.
Dorvillea (D.) moniloceras (Moore, 1909)
Dorvillea (D.) pseudorubrovittata E.Berkeley, 1927
Dorvillea (Schistomeringos) annulata (Moore, 1906)
Dorvillea (Schistomeringos) japonica (Annenkova, 1937)
** Dorvillea (Schistomeringos) longicornis (Ehlers, 101)
Jumars, 1974: Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 54
Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40: 27
[= D. rudolphi (delle Chiaje) in B&H;]
Genus PAROUGIA Wolf, 1986
Wolf, 1986: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 99: 636-637.
* Parougia caeca (Webster & Benedict, 1884)
[= Dorvillea c. in B&H;]
Genus PETTIBONEIA Orensanz, 1973
*** Pettiboneia pugettensis (Armstrong & Jumars, 1978)
Orensanz, 1990: Antarct. Res. Ser. 52: 114
Blake & Hilbig, 1990: Bull.South. Calif. Acad. Sci.: 109-111, f.1
Genus PROTODORVILLEA Pettibone, 1961
Orensanz, 1990: Antarct. Res. Ser. 52: 114
Protodorvillea gracilis (Hartman, 1938)
Family IPHITIMIDAE Fauchald, 1970
Orensanz, 1990: Antarct. Res. Ser. 52: 116-120
Genus OPHRYOTROCHA Claparède & Metschnikow, 1869
Currently being reviewed by Dr. F. Pleijel (Stockholm)
Ophryotrocha vivipara Banse
Genus PALPIPHITIME Orensanz, 1990
Orensanz, 1990: Antarct. Res. Ser. 52: 125
*** Palpiphitime sp.
Mrs. Connie Retzer (Univ. of Victoria) is studying a species that may be related to this genus. Specimens originated from an abandoned salmon farm site in British Columbia (Retzer, in litt.). Related forms were informally reported for California by Montagne (1983, SCAMIT Newsletter 2(3), 9 p.).
Family DINOPHILIDAE Schultz, 1852
Westheide, 1985, in Conway-Morris et al., eds: "The Origin and Relationships of Lower Invertebrates", Oxford Univ. Press: 310-326
Westheide, 1990: Synopses of the British Fauna # 44.
Genus DINOPHILUS O.Schmidt, 1848
Dinophilus kincaidi Jones & Ferguson
Genus TRILOBODRILUS Remane, 1925
Trilobodrilus nipponicus Uchida & Okuda, 1943
Family LUMBRINERIDAE Malmgren, 1867
Frame, 1992: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 105: 185-218
Orensanz, 1990: Antarct. Res. Ser. 52: 72-76
Genus ERANNO Kinberg, 1865
* Eranno lagunae (Fauchald, 1970)
Genus LUMBRINERIS Blainville, 1828
Frame, 1992: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 105: 197-198
Species in the restricted definition of this genus are likely a monophyletic group. The nomenclatorial status of the genus is uncertain because the questionable status of the type species.
Lumbrineris californiensis Hartman, 1944
Lumbrineris cruzensis Hartman, 1944
Lumbrineris inflata Moore, 1911
Lumbrineris japonica (Marenzeller, 1879)
Lumbrineris latreilli Audouin & Milne-Edwards, 1834
[?] Lumbrineris limicola Hartman, 1944
Lumbrineris pallida Hartman, 1944
Genus NINOE Kinberg, 1865
Orensanz, 1990: Antarct. Res. Ser. 52: 98-100.
Q Ninoe sp.
[= N. gemmea in B&H;]
Specimens from Puget Sound labeled as such that I examined were not N. gemmea (originally described from California), but rather close to N. japonica Imajima (originally described from Japan).
Miscellaneous lumbrinerids with simple but no composite hooded hooks
Some species in this heterogeneous group may belong into Scoletoma Blainville (see Frame, 1992: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 105: 203). Changes in nomenclature (mostly through creation of new genera) are certain to take place in the future.
"Lumbrineris" bicirrata Treadwell, 1929
"Lumbrineris" luti Berkeley & Berkeley, 1945
"Lumbrineris" similabris Treadwell, 1926
"Lumbrineris" zonata (Johnson, 1901)
Family OENONIDAE Kinberg, 1865 (= ARABELLIDAE Hartman, 1944)
Orensanz, 1990: Antarct. Res. Ser. 52: 100-102.
Genus ARABELLA Grube, 1850
Colbath, 1989: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 102: 283-299
Q Arabella iricolor (Montagu, 1804)
Originally described from the UK. Worldwide record are likely to correspond to other species; records from the Pacific NW require validation.
[?] Arabella semimaculata (Moore, 1911)
Genus DRILONEREIS Claparède, 1870
Drilonereis falcata minor Hartman, 1965
Drilonereis longa Webster, 1879
Genus NOTOCIRRUS Schmarda, 1861
Notocirrus californiensis Hartman, 1944
Family ONUPHIDAE Kinberg, 1865
Paxton, 1986: Rec. Austral. Mus. 38: 1-74.
Subfamily HYALINOECIINAE Paxton, 1986
Genus NOTHRIA Malmgren, 1866
Fauchald, 1982: Smith. Contr. Zool. 356: 88-89, f.26
Kucheruk, 1985: [Explor. Fauna Seas 34(42): 83-87] (in Russian)
Paxton, 1986: Rec. Austral. Mus. 38: 25-27, fs.15a-n
Jirkov & Yermolaev, 1989: Zool. Zh. 58: 5-13.
Q Nothria sp.
[= N. conchylega in B&H;]
Worldwide records of "N. conchylega" correspond to several species (see Fauchald, 1982, for discussion). Kucheruk (1985, op.cit.) indicated occurrence of 3 species off the Pacific NW (his f.1 & 2): N. britannica, N. atlantica and N. solenotecton, the two latter presumably from deep water. Jirkov & Yermolaev (1989, op.cit.) placed N. britannica sensu Kucheruk in the synonymy of N. hyperborea. Records from the Pacific NW are in need of revision.
Subfamily ONUPHINAE Kinberg, 1865
Genus DIOPATRA Audouin & Milne-Edwards, 1833
Paxton, 1986: Rec. Austral. Mus. 38: 38-41, fs.9b, 23a-l
Diopatra ornata Moore
Genus EPIDIOPATRA Augener, 1918
Paxton, 1986: Rec. Austral. Mus. 38: 41, f.24a-k
Q Epidiopatra hupferiana monroi Day
Juveniles of Diopatra have been often reported as Epidiopatra (Paxton, 1986). Records from the Pacific NW require validation.
Genus ONUPHIS Audouin & Milne-Edwards, 1833
Fauchald, 1982: Smith. Contr. Zool. 356: 36-39
Paxton, 1986: Rec. Austral. Mus. 38: 56-58, fs.3, 6-8, 10
Onuphis elegans (Johnson, 1901)
Fauchald, 1982: Smith. Contr. Zool. 356: 45
Onuphis geophiliformis (Moore, 1903)
Fauchald, 1982: Smith. Contr. Zool. 356: 47-48, f.13a, table 14
Onuphis iridescens (Johnson, 1901)
Fauchald, 1982: Smith. Contr. Zool. 356: 49, f.14a
Genus MOOREONUPHIS Fauchald, 1982
Fauchald, 1982: Smith. Contr. Zool. 356: 55-56
Paxton, 1986: Rec. Austral. Mus. 38: 56, f.35a-j
* Mooreonuphis stigmatis (Treadwell, 1922)
Fauchald, 1982: Smith. Contr. Zool. 356:
Family EUNICIDAE Savigny, 1818
Genus EUNICE Cuvier, 1817
Fauchald, 1992: Smith. Contr. Zool. 523, 422 p.
Q Eunice aphroditois (Pallas, 1788)
Fauchald, 1992, Smith.Contr.Zool.523: 62-63
Type locality is Sri Lanka. Recorded from many tropical and warm temperate areas; possibly a species group rather than a single species. Status of form from Pacific NW needs reevaluation.
Eunice valens (Chamberlin, 1919)
Fauchald, 1992: Smith. Contr. Zool. 523: 332-333, ill.
Closely relared to E. kobiensis McIntosh, 1885, of which it is considered a junior synonym by some authors (Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40: 24-25)
Family ORBINIIDAE Hartman, 1942
Subfamily PROTOARICIINAE Hartman, 1957
Genus ORBINIELLA Day, 1954
Orbiniella nuda Hobson
Genus PROTOARICIELLA Hartmann-Schröder, 1962
Protoariciella oligobranchia Hobson, 1976
Subfamily ORBINIINAE Hartman, 1942
Genus LEITOSCOLOPLOS Day, 1977
Mackie, 1987: Sarsia 72: 1-28
Leitoscoloplos pugettensis (Pettibone, 1957)
Mackie, 1987: Sarsia 72: 8-9, f.8
Genus NAINEREIS Blainville, 1828
Nainereis dendritica (Kinberg, 1867)
Nainereis quadricuspida (Fabricius, 1780)
Nainereis uncinata Hartman, 1957
Genus PHYLO Kinberg, 1866
Phylo felix Kinberg, 1866
Genus SCOLOPLOS Blainville, 1828
Scoloplos acmeceps Chamberlin, 1919
Scoloplos armiger a. (O.F.Müller, 1776)
**Q [?] Scoloplos armiger alaskensis (Hartman, 1948)
[?= Leitoscoloplos panamensis in H&B;]
Mackie, 1987: Sarsia 72: 20-22, f.21
Family QUESTIDAE Hartman, 1966
Giere & Riser, 1981: Zool. Scr. 10: 95-103
Genus QUESTA Hartman, 1966
Questa caudicirra Hartman, 1966
Family PARAONIDAE Cerruti, 1909
Strelzov, 1973 (translated 1979: Polychaete Worms of the Family PARAONIDAE Cerruti, 1909, 212 pp. New Delhi: Amerind Publ.)
Melville, 1979: Bull. Zool. Nom. 36: 114-118
Genus ARICIDEA Webster, 1879
Hartley, 1981: J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K. 61: 135
Aricidea (A.) minuta Southward, 1956
Q Aricidea neosuecica Hartman, 1965
Status of records in the A.suecica/simplex-group requires clarification (Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40: 29-30)
Aricidea (Acmira) assimilis Tebble, 1959
Aricidea (Acmira) lopezi Berkeley & Berkeley, 1956
Aricidea (Allia) quadrilobata Webster & Benedict, 1887
Aricidea (Allia) ramosa Annenkova, 1934
Genus CIRROPHORUS Ehlers, 1908
Cirrophorus branchiatus Ehlers, 1908
Genus LEVINSENIA Mesnil, 1897
* Levinsenia gracilis (Tauber, 1879)
[= Tauberia g. in H&B;]
Melville, 1979: Bull. Zool. Nom. 36: 114-118
Hartley, 1981: J. mar. biol. Ass. U.K. 61: 135, 146
Genus PARADONEIS Hartman, 1965
Q* Paradoneis lyra (Southern, 1914)
Mackie, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 148-150, fs.1-3A
Worldwide records of this species seem to correspond to several related but distinct form; records outside the NE Atlantic require validation.
Genus PARAONELLA Strelzov, 1973
Paraonella platybranchia (Hartman, 1961)
Paraonella spinifera (Hobson, 1972)
Family APISTOBRANCHIDAE Mesnil & Caullery, 1898
Genus APISTOBRANCHUS Levinsen, 1883
Apistobranchus ornatus Hartman, 1965
[?] Apistobranchus tullbergi (Theel, 1879)
Family SPIONIDAE Grube, 1850
Genus LAONICE Malmgren, 1867
Q Laonice cirrata (M.Sars, 1850)
Sikorsky & al., 1988: Zool. Zh. 67: 826-838
Orrhage & Sundberg, 1990: Zool. Scr. 19: 173-178
Several species may be recorded under this name in boreal and Arctic seas.
Laonice pugettensis Banse & Hobson, 1968
Genus MALACOCEROS Quatrefages, 1843
Malacoceros (M.) fuliginosus (Claparède, 1870
Malacoceros (Rhynchospio) glutaeus (Ehlers, 1897)
Genus MICROSPIO Mesnil, 1896
*** Microspio sp.
Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40: 30-31
Genus PYGOSPIO Claparède, 1863
Pygospio elegans Claparède, 1863
Genus SCOLELEPIS Blainville, 1828
Maciolek, 1987: Bull. Biol. Soc. Wash. 7: 16-40
Scolelepis (S.) foliosa (Audouin & Milne-Edwards, 1833)
Maciolek, 1987: Bull. Biol. Soc. Wash. 7: 27-30, fs.6,7
Scolelepis squamata (Müller, 1806)
Maciolek, 1987: Bull. Biol. Soc. Wash. 7: 30-33, f.8
Genus SPIO Fabricius, 1785
Maciolek, 1990: J. Nat. Hist. 24: 1109-1142
Spio butleri Berkeley & Berkeley, 1954
Spio cirrifera (Banse & Hobson, 1968)
Spio filicornis (O.F.Müller, 1766)
Genus SPIOPHANES Grube, 1860
Spiophanes berkeleyorum Pettibone, 1962
Spiophanes bombyx (Claparède, 1870)
Spiophanes kroyeri Grube, 1860
Genus STREBLOSPIO Webster, 1879
Streblospio benedicti Webster, 1879
Genera of the "PRIONOSPIO" group
Genus PARAPRIONOSPIO Caullery, 1914
Q Paraprionospio pinnata (Ehlers, 1901)
Maciolek, 1985: Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 84: 372-374.
Originally described from Chile. Worldwide records may correspond to several different species (i.e. Yokoyama & Tamai, 1981: Publ. Serto. Mar. Biol. Lab. 26: 303-317); records from the Pacific NW require validation.
Genus PRIONOSPIO Malmgren, 1867
Maciolek, 1985: Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 84: 325-383
*** Prionospio (Minuspio) multibranchiata Berkeley, 1927
[= P. cirrifera, in part, in H&B;]
Maciolek, 1985: Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 84: 365-367, f.15.
*** Prionospio (Minuspio) lighti Maciolek, 1985
[= P. cirrifera, in part, in H&B;]
Maciolek, 1985: Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 84: 363-364, f.14.
** Prionospio (P.) sp.
[= P. steenstrupi in H&B;]
Sigvaldadottir & Mackie, 1993: Sarsia 78: 203-219
Worldwide records previously of P. steenstrupi and P. fallax are in need of revision, and probably correspond to other species in the "steenstrupi" group.
Genera of the "POLYDORA" group
Genus BOCCARDIA Carazzi, 1893
Boccardia columbiana (E.Berkeley, 1927)
Boccardia pugettensis Blake, 1979
Boccardia polybranchia (Haswell, 1885)
Blake, 1983: Antarct. Res. Ser. 39: 248-249
Boccardia proboscidea Hartman, 1940
Genus BOCCARDIELLA Blake & Kudenov, 1978
* Boccardiella hamata (Webster, 1879)
[= Polydora (Boccardia) h. in H&B;]
Blake & Kudenov, 1978: Mem. Nat. Mus. Victoria 39: 264-265
Radashevsky, 1993: Publ. Seto Mar. Biol. Lab. 36: 4-7, fs.2-3
Genus POLYDORA Bosc, 1802
Polydora alloporis Light, 1970
Polydora brachycephala Hartman, 1936
Polydora cardalia E.Berkeley, 1927
Radashevsky, 1993: Publ. Seto Mar. Biol. Lab. 36: 23-28, fs.11-12
*** Polydora caulleryi Mesnil, 1897
Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40: 31
Polydora commensalis Andrews, 1891
Radashevsky, 1993: Publ. Seto Mar. Biol. Lab. 36: 12-15, f.6
** Polydora cornuta Bosc, 1802
[= P. ligni in H&B;]
Blake & Maciolek, 1987: Bull. Biol. Soc. Wash. 7: 11-15
Polydora giardi Mesnil, 1896
Polydora pygidialis Blake & Woodwick, 1972
Polydora quadrilobata Jacobi, 1883
Radashevsky, 1993: Publ. Seto Mar. Biol. Lab. 36: 18-21, f.9
Polydora socialis (Schmarda, 1861)
Polydora spongicola Berkeley & Berkeley, 1950
Radashevsky, 1993: Publ. Seto Mar. Biol. Lab. 36: 21-23, f.10
Genus PSEUDOPOLYDORA Czerniavsky, 1881
Pseudopolydora kempi japonica Imajima & Hartman, 1964
Family TROCHOCHAETIDAE Pettibone, 1963
Genus TROCHOCHAETA Levinsen, 1883
Trochochaeta multisetosa (Oersted, 1844)
Family MAGELONIDAE Cunningham & Ramage, 1888
Genus MAGELONA F.Müller, 1858
Magelona berkeleyi Jones, 1971
Magelona hobsonae Jones, 1978
Magelona longicornis Johnson, 1901
Magelona sacculata Hartman, 1961
Family CHAETOPTERIDAE Malmgren, 1867
Genus CHAETOPTERUS Cuvier, 1827
Q Chaetopterus variopedatus (Renier, 1804)
Most world-wide citations of this species correspond to other genera and species (Mrs. Mary Petersen, pers. comm.). Records from the Pacific NW require validation.
Genus MESOCHAETOPTERUS Potts, 1914
Mesochaetopterus taylori Potts, 1914
Genus PHYLLOCHAETOPTERUS Grube, 1863
Phyllochaetopterus claparedii McIntosh, 1885
Phyllochaetopterus prolificus Potts, 1914
Genus SPIOCHAETOPTERUS Sars, 1853
Spiochaetopterus costarum (Claparède, 1870)
Family COSSURIDAE Day, 1963
Family being reviewed for the NE Pacific by Dr. Judith Fournier (Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa). At least two species will be added.
Genus COSSURA Webster & Benedict, 1887
Fournier & Petersen, 1991: Ophelia 5 Suppl.: 63-80
*** Cossura modica Fauchald & Hancock, 1981
Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40: 35
** Cossura pygodactylata Jones, 1956
Fournier & Petersen, 1991: Ophelia 5 Suppl.: 76-77.
[= Cossura soyeri in B&H;]
Cossura spp.
Family CIRRATULIDAE Carus, 1863
Genera with one pair of tentacular palps
Anonymous, 1995: Notes on Aphelochaeta and Monticellina. Pacific NW Polychaete Worksop, informal document, 9 pages.
Genus APHELOCHAETA Blake, 1991
Blake, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 28
*** [?] Aphelochaeta monilaris (Hartman, 1960)
Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40: 33-34 (as Tharyx m.)
* Aphelochaeta multifilis (Moore, 1909)
* Aphelochaeta parva (E.Berkeley, 1929)
* Aphelochaeta secunda (Banse & Hobson, 1968)
* Aphelochaeta serratiseta (Banse & Hobson, 1968)
Genus CAULLERIELLA Chamberlin, 1919
[?] Caulleriella alata (Southern, 1914)
Genus CHAETOZONE Malmgren, 1867
Chaetozone acuta Banse & Hobson, 1968
*** Chaetozone berkeleyorum Banse & Hobson, 1968
Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40.
Considered a synonym of Cirratulus cirratus in H&B;, following a personal communication from Dr. P. Jumars, from the U. of Washington).
Chaetozone setosa Malmgren, 1867
[?] Chaetozone spinosa Moore, 1903
Genus DODECACERIA Oersted, 1843
Q Dodecaceria concharum Oersted, 1843
George & Petersen, 1991: Ophelia Suppl.5: 89-100
European records of this species correspond to two different forms: D. concharum and D. ater (Quatrefages, 1866). Records from world-wide areas require validation.
Dodecaceria fewkesi Berkeley & Berkeley, 1954
Genus MONTICELLINA Laubier, 1961
Blake, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 24
*** Monticellina tesselata (Hartman, 1960)
Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40 (as Tharyx t.)
Genera with clusters of tentacular palps
Genus CIRRATULUS Lamarck, 1801, in Audouin & Milne-Edwards, 1833
Cirratulus cirratus (O.F.Müller, 1776)
Cirratulus spectabilis (Kinberg, 1866)
Family CTENODRILIDAE Kennel, 1882
Petersen & George, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 185-208
Subfamily CTENODRILINAE Kennel, 1982
Genus CTENODRILUS Claparède, 1863
Ctenodrilus serratus (Schmidt, 1857)
Subfamily RAPHIDRILINAE Hartmann-Schröder, 1971
Genus RAPHIDRILUS Monticelli, 1910
*** Raphidrilus sp.
Qian & Chia, 1989: Can. J. Zool. 67: 2345-2351 (as R. nemasoma)
Petersen & George, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 203-206
Family FLABELLIGERIDAE Saint-Joseph, 1894
Genus BRADA Stimpson, 1854
Brada sachalina Annenkova, 1922
Brada villosa (Rathke, 1843)
Genus FLABELLIDERMA Hartman, 1969
*** Flabelliderma sp.
Photographs of a live specimen collected in the lower rocky intertidal zone (among barnacles) at Bamfield (BC) were shown to me by Dr. Greg Jensen (University of Washington) in 1991. They did not seem to correspond to any described species.
Genus FLABELLIGERA M.Sars, 1829
Flabelligera affinis M.Sars, 1829
Genus PHERUSA Oken, 1807, in Stop-Bowitz, 1948
Pherusa negligens (Berkeley & Berkeley, 1950)
Pherusa plumosa (O.F.Müller, 1776)
Genus PIROMIS Kinberg, 1867
Piromis eruca (Claparède, 1870)
Family ACROCIRRIDAE Banse, 1969
Genus ACROCIRRUS Grube, 1872
Acrocirrus columbianus Banse, 1969
Acrocirrus occipitalis Banse, 1969
Genus MACROCHAETA Grube, 1850
Macrochaeta pege Banse, 1969
Family SCALIBREGMIDAE Malmgren, 1867
Genus ASCLEROCHEILUS Ashworth, 1901
Asclerocheilus beringianus Ushakov, 1955
Genus HYBOSCOLEX Schmarda, 1861
Hyboscolex pacificus (Moore, 1909)
Genus SCALIBREGMA Rathke, 1843
Mackie, 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 48: 268-276.
Scalibregma inflatum Rathke, 1843
Mackie, 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 48: 268-271, fs.1-10
Family OPHELIIDAE Malmgren, 1867
Subfamily OPHELIINAE Malmgren, 1867
Genus EUZONUS Grube, 1866
Euzonus mucronata (Treadwell, 1914)
Euzonus williamsi (Hartman, 1938)
Genus OPHELIA Savigny, 1818
Bellan & Dauvin, 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 48: 544-558.
Ophelia limacina (Rathke, 1843)
Subfamily OPHELININAE Hartmann-Schröder, 1971
Genus ARMANDIA Filippi, 1861
Armandia brevis (Moore, 1906)
Genus OPHELINA Oersted, 1843
Ophelina acuminata (Oersted, 1843)
Ophelina breviata (Ehlers, 1913)
Subfamily TRAVISIINAE Hartmann-Schröder, 1971
Dauvin & Bellan, 1994: Mém.Mus.natn.Hist.nat.162: 169-184
Genus TRAVISIA Johnston, 1840
Travisia brevis Moore, 1923
Travisia forbesii Johnston, 1840
Travisia japonica Fujiwara, 1933
Travisia pupa Moore, 1906
Family STERNASPIDAE Carus, 1863
Genus STERNASPIS Otto, 1821
Sternaspis scutata (Renier, 1807)
Family CAPITELLIDAE Grube, 1862
Genus BARANTOLLA Southern, 1921
Barantolla americana Hartman, 1969
Genus CAPITELLA Blainville, 1828
Eckelbarger & Grassle, 1987: Bull. Biol. Soc. Wash. 7: 62-76
Grassle & al., 1987: Bull. Biol. Soc. Wash. 7: 77-88.
Warren, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 275-282
** Capitella "capitata" hyperspecies
World-wide records include several co-occurring, unnamed sibling species (see references listed above).
Capitella dizonata Johnson, 1901
Genus DECAMASTUS Hartman, 1969
Decamastus gracilis Hartman, 1969
Genus HETEROMASTUS Eisig, 1887
Heteromastus filiformis (Claparède, 1864)
Heteromastus filobranchus Berkeley & Berkeley, 1932
Genus MEDIOMASTUS Hartman, 1944
Warren et al., 1994: Rec. Austral. Mus. 46: 227-256
Mediomastus ambiseta (Hartman, 1947)
Warren et al., 1994: Rec. Austral. Mus. 46: 234-236, fs.2a, 5d-f, 6a-f, 12, Tables 1 & 2
** Mediomastus californiensis Hartman, 1944
Warren et al., 1994: Rec. Austral. Mus. 46: 239-241, fs. 2b, 7c-d, 9a-d, 12; Tables 1 & 2
[Records of M. capensis Day, 1961 from the Pacific NW correspond to this species]
Genus NOTOMASTUS Sars, 1851
Notomastus giganteus Moore, 1906
Notomastus lineatus Claparède, 1870
Notomastus tenuis Moore, 1909
Notomastus variegatus Berkeley & Berkeley, 1950
Family PARERGODRILIDAE Reisinger, 1925
Westheide, 1990: Synopses of the British Fauna # 44.
Genus STYGOCAPITELLA Knollner, 1934
Stygocapitella subterranea Knollner, 1934
Riser, 1980: Wasmann J. Biol. 38: 10-17
Westheide, 1990: Synopses of the British Fauna 44: 138-139, f.50
Family ARENICOLIDAE Johnston, 1846
Genus ABARENICOLA Wells, 1959
Abarenicola claparedi oceanica Healy & Wells, 1959
Abarenicola claparedi vagabunda Healy & Wells, 1959
Abarenicola pacifica Healy & Wells, 1959
Genus ARENICOLA Lamarck, 1801, in Audouin & Milne-Edwards, 1833
Arenicola marina Linnaeus, 1758
Genus BRANCHIOMALDANE Langerhans, 1881
** Branchiomaldane simplex Berkeley & Berkeley, 1932
[= B. vincenti in H&B;]
Fournier & Barrie, 1987: Bull.Biol.Soc. Wash. 7: 101-103, f.2a-f
Family MALDANIDAE Malmgren, 1867
Subfamily CLYMENURINAE Imajima & Shiraki, 1982
Genus CLYMENURA Verrill, 1900
Clymenura (Cephalata) columbiana (Berkeley, 1929)
*** Clymenura (Cephalata) gracilis Hartman, 1969
Harris & Green, 1995: Checklist of West Coast MALDANIDAE. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, 10 pages.
Subfamily EUCLYMENINAE Arwidsson, 1907
Genus AXIOTHELLA Verrill, 1900
Q Axiothella rubrocincta (Johnson, 1901)
Wilson, 1983: Mar. Biol. 76: 297-300
Seems to constitute a sibling species complex.
Genus CLYMENELLA Verrill, 1873
Clymenella torquata (Leidy, 1855)
Genus EUCLYMENE Verrill, 1900
Euclymene zonalis (Verrill, 1874)
Euclymene cf. zonalis (Verrill, 1874)
Euclymene sp. A
Harris, 1995: Re-identification of Puger Sound specimens. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, 5 pages.
Genus ISOCIRRUS Arwidsson, 1907
Isocirrus longiceps (Moore, 1923)
Genus MACROCLYMENE Verrill, 1900
Macroclymene sp.
Genus MALDANELLA McIntosh, 1885
Maldanella harai (Izuka, 1902)
Maldanella robusta Moore, 1906
Genus PRAXILLELA Verrill, 1881
Harris, 1995: Staining patterns of selected Praxillella species. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, 2 pages.
Praxillela affinis (Sars, 1872)
Praxillela gracilis (Sars, 1861)
Praxillela pacifica Berkeley, 1929
[= P. affinis p. in H&B;]
Harris & Green, 1995: Checklist of West Coast MALDANIDAE. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, 10 pages.
Praxillela praetermissa (Malmgren, 1866)
Genus PRAXILLURA Verrill, 1880
Praxillura maculata Moore, 1923
Subfamily LUMBRICLYMENINAE Arwidsson, 1907
Genus NOTOPROCTUS Arwidsson, 1907
Notoproctus pacificus (Moore, 1906)
Subfamily MALDANINAE Arwidsson, 1907
Light, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 133-146
Genus CHIRIMIA Light, 1991
Light, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 136-139
* Chirimia biceps b. (Sars, 1861)
[= Asychis b. & A. lacera in H&B;]
Asychis b.: Harris & Green, 1995: Checklist of West Coast MALDANIDAE. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, 10 pages.
Chirimia similis (Moore, 1906)
Genus MALDANE Grube, 1840
Light, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 136
Q Maldane glebifex Grube, 1860
Pacific records of this species are most likely misidentified M. sarsi; K.Green in Anonymous, 1995: Northwest Pacific Maldanids. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, 3 pages.
Maldane sarsi Malmgren, 1865
Genus METASYCHIS Light, 1991
Light, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 141
* Metasychis disparidentus (Moore, 1904)
[= Asychis d. in H&B;]
Subfamily NICOMACHINAE Arwidsson, 1907
Genus MICROMALDANE Mesnil, 1897
Micromaldane ornithochaeta Mesnil, 1897
Genus NICOMACHE Malmgren, 1865
Nicomache lumbricalis (Fabricius, 1780)
Nicomache personata Johnson, 1901
Genus PETALOPROCTUS Quatrefages, 1865
Petaloproctus borealis Arwidsson, 1907
[as P. tenuis b. in H&B;]
Harris & Green, 1995: Checklist of West Coast MALDANIDAE. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, 10 pages.
Petaloproctus tenuis (Theel, 1879)
Subfamily RHODININAE Arwidsson, 1907
Rhodine bitorquata Moore, 1923
Family OWENIIDAE Rioja, 1917
Nilsen & Holthe, 1985: Sarsia 70: 17-32
Genus MYRIOCHELE Malmgren, 1867
Opinion 1636. 1991. Bull. Zool. Nom. 48: 164-165
Myriochele oculata Zachs, 1923
Opinion 1636. 1991. Bull. Zool. Nom. 48: 164-165
Genus OWENIA delle Chiaje, 1842
Owenia fusiformis delle Chiaje, 1842
Dauvin & Thiébaut, 1994: Mém.Mus.natn.Hist.nat.162: 383-404
Family SABELLARIIDAE Johnston, 1865
Kirtley, 1994: A review and taxonomic revision of the family SABELLARIIDAE Johnston, 1865, Sabecon Press, Sci. Ser. No. 1, 223 pp.
Genus IDANTHYRSUS Kinberg, 1867
Kirtley, 1994, op.cit.: 84-86
** Idanthyrsus saxicavus (Baird, 1963)
[= I. armatus + I. ornamentatus in H&B;]
Kirtley, 1994, op.cit.: 108-113, fs. 6.15.1-7
Genus NEOSABELLARIA Kirtley, 1994
Kirtley, 1994, op.cit.: 16-17
* Neosabellaria cementarium (Moore, 1906)
[= Sabellaria c. in H&B;]
Kirtley, 1994, op.cit.: 18-22
Family AMPHICTENIDAE Malmgren, 1867
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7
Genus AMPHICTENE Savigny, 1818
Amphictene moorei Annenkova, 1929
Genus CISTENIDES Malmgren, 1866
Cistenides granulata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 24-25, f.5.
Genus PECTINARIA Savigny, 1818
Pectinaria californiensis Hartman, 1941
Family AMPHARETIDAE Malmgren, 1867
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7
Subfamily AMPHARETINAE Chamberlin, 1919
Genus AMAGE Malmgren, 1866
Amage anops (Johnson, 1901)
Genus AMPHARETE Malmgren, 1866
Ampharete acutifrons (Grube, 1860)
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 33-34, f.8
Ampharete finmarchica (M.Sars, 1866)
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 38-40, f.11
Ampharete goesi brazhnikovi Annenkova, 1929
Ampharete goesi g. Malmgren, 1866
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 40-41, f.12
Ampharete labrops Hartman, 1961
Genus AMPHICTEIS Grube, 1850
Amphicteis mucronata Moore, 1923
Amphicteis scaphobranchiata Moore, 1906
Genus ANOBOTHRUS Levinsen, 1884
Anobothrus gracilis (Malmgren, 1866)
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 50-51, f.18
Genus ASABELLIDES Annenkova, 1929
Asabellides lineata (Berkeley & Berkeley, 1943)
Asabellides sibirica (Wirén, 1883)
Genus HOBSONIA Banse, 1979
Hobsonia florida (Hartman, 1951)
Genus LYSIPPE Malmgren, 1866
Lysippe labiata Malmgren, 1866
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 52-54, f.19
Genus MOORESAMYTHA Williams, 1987
* Mooresamytha bioculata (Moore, 1906)
[= Amphisamytha b. in H&B;]
Williams, 1987: Bull. Biol. Soc. Wash. 7: 256-257, f.4A,B
Genus SAMYTHA Malmgren, 1866
Samytha californiensis Hartman, 1969
Genus SCHISTOCOMUS Chamberlin, 1919
Schistocomus hiltoni Chamberlin, 1919
Genus SOSANOPSIS Hessle, 1917
Sosanopsis hesslei Banse, 1979
Subfamily MELINNINAE Chamberlin, 1919
Genus MELINNA Malmgren, 1866
Melinna cristata (Sars, 1851)
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 81-83, f.34
Melinna elisabethae McIntosh, 1922
Family TEREBELLIDAE Malmgren, 1866
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7
Subfamily POLYCIRRINAE Malmgren, 1866
Genus AMAEANA Hartman, 1959
Amaeana occidentalis (Hartman, 1944)
Genus LYSILLA Malmgren, 1866
Lysilla loveni Malmgren, 1866
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 160-162, f.75
Genus POLYCIRRUS Grube, 1850
Lovell, 1995: Selected Polycirrus from Puget Sound, informal document, 2 pages, NW Polychaete Workshop.
Polycirrus californicus Moore, 1909
Polycirrus nr. californicus
Polycirrus sp. I
Polycirrus sp. II
Polycirrus sp. III
Polycirrus sp. IV
Polycirrus sp. V
Polycirrus sp. A
Polycirrus sp. B
Subfamily THELEPODINAE Hessle, 1917
Hutchings & Glasby, 1987: Bull. Biol. Soc. Wash. 7: 217-250
Genus STREBLOSOMA Sars, 1872
Streblosoma bairdi (Malmgren, 1866)
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 142-143, f.64
Genus THELEPUS Leuckart, 1849
Thelepus cincinnatus (Fabricius, 1780)
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 140-142, f.63
Thelepus crispus Johnson, 1901
*** Thelepus hamatus Moore, 1905
[Included in H&B;'s keys]
Fournier & Levings, 1982: Syllogeus 40.
? Thelepus japonicus Marenzeller, 1884
Thelepus setosus (Quatrefages, 1865)
Subfamily ARTACAMINAE Malmgren, 1866
Genus ARTACAMA Malmgren, 1866
Artacama conifera Moore, 1905
Subfamily AMPHITRITINAE Malmgren, 1866
Genus AMPHITRITE O.F.Müller, 1771
Amphitrite cirrata O.F.Müller, 1771 in 1776
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 96-98, f.40
Genus BETAPISTA Banse, 1980
Betapista dekkerae Banse, 1980
Genus EUPOLYMNIA Verrill, 1900
Eupolymnia heterobranchia (Johnson, 1901)
Genus LANASSA Malmgren, 1866
Lanassa venusta (Malm, 1874)
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 128-129, f.57
Genus LAPHANIA Malmgren, 1866
Laphania boecki Malmgren, 1866
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 130-131, f.58
Genus NEOAMPHITRITE Hessle, 1917
Neoamphitrite edwardsi (Quatrefages, 1865)
Neoamphitrite robusta (Johnson, 1901)
Genus NEOLEPREA Hessle, 1917
Neoleprea japonica Hessle, 1917
Neoleprea spiralis (Johnson, 1901)
Genus NICOLEA Malmgren, 1866
Nicolea zostericola (Oersted, 1844 in Grube, 1860)
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 124-126, f.55
Genus PISTA Malmgren, 1866
Saphronova, 1988: Zool. Zh. 67: 888-897.
Saphronova, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 243-246
Smith, 1992: J. Morphol. 213: 365-393
Lovell, 1995: Selected Pista from Puget Sound. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop; informal document, 2 pages.
Genus needs review; species constitute a heterogeneous assemblage.
*** Pista bansei Saphronova, 1988
Saphronova, 1988: Zool. Zh. 67: 892-894, fs.
May be a synonym of Betapista dekkerae (Harris & Lovell, pers. comm.)
Pista brevibranchiata Moore, 1923
Q Pista cristata (O.F.Müller, 1776)
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 112-114, f.49
Records of this species may correspond to P. bansei, P. wui, or other members of the "cristata" group (Saphronova, 1988, op.cit.)
Q "Pista" elongata Moore, 1909
Does not fit the generic diagnosis (Smith, 1992: J. Morphol. 213)
* Pista estevanica (Berkeley & Berkeley, 1942)
[= Scionella e. in H&B;]
Saphronova, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 244-245, f.4
Pista moorei Berkeley & Berkeley, 1942
Q "Pista" pacifica Berkeley & Berkeley, 1942
Does not fit the generic diagnosis (Smith, 1992, op.cit.)
Pista wui Saphronova, 1988
Saphronova, 1988: Zool. Zh. 67: 894-895, fs.
Genus PROCLEA Saint-Joseph, 1894
Proclea graffi (Langerhans, 1884)
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 132-134, f.59
Genus SCIONELLA Moore, 1903
Saphronova, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 239-247
Scionella japonica Moore, 1903
Saphronova, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 240-241
Genus TEREBELLA Linnaeus, 1767
Terebella ehrenbergi Grube, 1870
Family TRICHOBRANCHIDAE Malmgren, 1866
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7
Genus NOVOBRANCHUS Berkeley & Berkeley, 1954
Novobranchus pacificus Berkeley & Berkeley, 1954
Genus TEREBELLIDES Sars, 1835
Lovell, 1995: Selected Terebellides from Puget Sound. Pacific NW Polychaete Workshop, informal document, one page (table).
*** Terebellides californica Williams, 1984
*** Terebellides nr. horikoshii
*** Terebellides kobei Hessle, 1917
*** Terebellides nr. lineata
*** Terebellides reishi Williams, 1984
Terebellides stroemi M.Sars , 1835
Williams, 1984: Proc. 1st Intl. Polych. Conf.: 118-142.
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 170-172, f.80
Pre-1995 records correspond in part to the other species listed.
Genus TRICHOBRANCHUS Malmgren, 1866
Trichobranchus glacialis Malmgren, 1866
Holthe, 1986: Marine Invert. Scandin. 7: 164-165, f.77
Family SABELLIDAE Johnston, 1846
Fitzhugh, 1989: Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 192, 104 p.
Fitzhugh, 1991: Zool J. Linn. Soc. 102: 305-332.
Smith, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 249-250
Distribution of genera among families, below, follows Fitzhugh (1989, 1991).
Subfamily FABRICIINAE Rioja, 1923
Genus FABRICIA Blainville, 1828
Fabricia oregonica Banse, 1979
Fabricia sabella (Ehrenberg, 1837)
Genus FABRICIOLA Friedrich, 1939
Fitzhugh, 1990: Zool. Scr. 19: 153-164
Fabriciola berkeleyi Banse, 1956
Fitzhugh, 1992: Pac. Sci. 46: 68-76.
Genus MANAYUNKIA Leidy, 1858
Manayunkia aestuarina (Bourne)
Subfamily SABELLINAE Johnston, 1846
Genera traditionally placed in the FABRICIINAE
Genus CHONE Kröyer, 1856
Chone aurantiaca (Johnson, 1901)
Chone duneri Malmgren, 1867
Giangrande, 1992: Boll. Zool. 59: 525, fs.
Chone ecaudata (Moore, 1923)
Chone infundibiliformis Kröyer, 1856
Chone magna (Moore, 1923)
Genus EUCHONE Malmgren, 1866
Euchone analis (Kröyer, 1856)
Euchone incolor Hartman, 1965
Genus JASMINEIRA Langerhans, 1880
Jasmineira pacifica Annenkova, 1937
Genus ORIOPSIS Caullery & Mesnil, 1896
Oriopsis gracilis Hartman, 1969
Oriopsis minuta (Berkeley & Berkeley, 1932)
Wu, 1984: Proc. 1st Intl. Polych. Conf.: 413-417
Genera of SABELLINAE in the traditional definition
Genus DEMONAX Kinberg, 1867
Knight-Jones, 1983: Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 79: 254-255.
Perkins, 1984: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 97: 292-296.
Demonax medius (Bush, 1905)
Perkins, 1984: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 97: 308-313, fs.11-14
** Demonax rugosus (Moore, 1904)
[= Sabella (D.) media, in part, in H&B;]
Perkins, 1984: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 97: 304-307, fs.9,10
Genus EUDISTYLIA Bush, 1905
Eudistylia catharinae Banse, 1979
Eudistylia polymorpha (Johnson, 1901)
Eudistylia vancouveri (Kinberg, 1867)
Genus LAONOME Malmgren, 1866
Laonome kroyeri Malmgren, 1866
Genus MEGALOMMA Johansson, 1927
Megalomma splendida (Moore, 1905)
Genus POTAMILLA Malmgren, 1866
Potamilla neglecta (Sars, 1851)
Potamilla intermedia (Moore, 1905)
Potamilla myriops Marenzeller, 1884
Potamilla occelata Moore, 1905
Genus SABELLASTARTE Kröyer, 1856
Sabellastarte sp.
Genus SCHIZOBRANCHIA Bush, 1905
Schizobranchia insignis Bush, 1904
Sabellinae of uncertain generic possition
Q Distylia volutacornis pacifica Berkeley & Berkeley, 1954
[= Demonax pacifica in H&B;]
Not a species of Demonax; type material, in poor condition, can not be identified at the generic level (Perkins, 1984: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 97: 294)
Genera tratitionally placed in the MYXICOLINAE Rioja, 1923
Genus MYXICOLA Koch in Renier, 1847
Myxicola aesthetica (Claparède, 1870)
Myxicola infundibulum (Renier, 1804)
Family SERPULIDAE Savigny, 1818
Uchida, 1978: Bull. Mar. Park Res. Stn.,# 2
ten Hove, 1984: Proc. 1st Intl. Polych. Conf.: 181-196.
Smith, 1991: Ophelia Suppl. 5: 249-250
Subfamily PROTULINAE Uchida, 1978
Genus APOMATOPSIS Saint-Joseph, 1894
* Apomatopsis geniculata (Moore & Bush, 1904)
[= Apomatus g. in H&B;]
Uchida, 1978: Bull. Mar. Park Res. Stn., 2: 78
Genus APOMATUS Philippi, 1844
Apomatus timmsii Pixell, 1912
Genus PROTULA Saint-Joseph, 1894
Protula pacifica Pixell, 1912
Subfamily FILOGRANINAE Rioja, 1923
Genus SALMACINA Claparède, 1870
Salmacina tribranchiata (Moore, 1923)
Subfamily SERPULINAE Savigny, 1818
Genus CRUCIGERA Benedict, 1887
ten Hove & Jansen-Jacobs, 1984: Proc. 1st Intl. Polych. Conf.: 143-180.
Crucigera irregularis Bush, 1905
ten Hove & Jansen-Jacobs, 1984: Proc. 1st Intl. Polych. Conf.: 170-176, figs.
Kupriyanova & Rzhavsky, 1993: Ophelia 38: 51-52
Crucigera zygophora (Johnson, 1901)
ten Hove & Jansen-Jacobs, 1984: Proc. 1st Intl. Polych. Conf.: 165-170, figs.
Kupriyanova & Rzhavsky, 1993: Ophelia 38: 52-53
Genus SERPULA Linnaeus, 1767
** Serpula columbiana Johnson, 1901
Kupriyanova & Rzhavsky, 1993: Ophelia 38: 48-51, f.1
Kupriyanova, 1995: Am. Zool. ...: 114A(ref. 455), abstract only
[= S. vermicularis in H&B;]
Subfamily HYALOPOMATINAE Uchida, 1978
Genus PSEUDOCHITINOPOMA Zibrowius, 1969
Pseudochitinopoma occidentalis (Bush, 1904)
Family SPIRORBIDAE
Hess, 1993: Am. Nat. 141: 577-596
Subfamily CIRCEINAE Knigh-Jones, 1978
Genus CIRCEIS Saint-Joseph, 1894
*** Circeis armoricana Saint-Josep, 1894
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 427-429
Knight-Jones & al., 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 48: p.193, f.2
Circeis spirillum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 429.
Knight-Jones & al., 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 48: p.193, f.2
Genus PARADEXIOSPIRA Caullery & Mesnil, 1897
* Paradexiospira (P.) violacea (Levinsen, 1883)
[= Spirorbis (Prodexiospira) v. in H&B;]
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 429-430.
** Paradexiospira (Spirorbides) vitrea (Fabricius, 1780)
[= Spirorbis (P.) nakamurai and S. (Eulaeospira) variabilis in H&B;]
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 430.
Knight-Jones & al., 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 48: p.192, f.2
Subfamily JANUINAE Knight-Jones, 1978
GHenus JANUA Saint-Joseph, 1894
** Janua pagenstecheri (Quatrefages, 1865)
[= Spirorbis (Janua) pusilloides in H&B;]
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 432.
Subfamily SPIRORBINAE
Genus SPIRORBIS Daudin, 1800
Records of "Spirorbis borealis" from the Pacific NW(including H&B;) seem to correspond to species of Pileolaria (Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 423, bottom).
*** Spirorbis bifurcatus Knight-Jones, 1978
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 426.
Knight-Jones & al., 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 48: f.1
Subfamily PILEOLARIINAE Knight-Jones, 1978
Genus BUSHIELLA Knight-Jones, 1973
Knight-Jones, 1984: Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 80: 112
Rzhavsky, 1993: Oikos 38: 89-96
*** Bushiella abnormis (Bush, 1904)
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 446-447 (as Sinistrella a.)
Knight-Jones & al., 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 48: f.3
** Bushiella verruca (Fabricius, 1780)
[= Spirorbis (Leodora) validus in H&B;]
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 446 (as Sinistrella verruca)
Knight-Jones & al., 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 48: f.3
Genus JUGARIA Knight-Jones, 1978
Knight-Jones, 1984: Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 80: 112
Rzhavsky, 1993: Oikos 38: 89-96
*** Jugaria similis (Bush, 1904)
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 445)
** Jugaria quadrangularis (Stimpson, 1854)
[= Spirorbis (Pileolaria) granulatus in H&B;]
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 443-445
Knight-Jones & al., 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 48: p.193, f.3
Genus PILEOLARIA Claparède, 1868
Knight-Jones, 1984: Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 80: 111
** Pileolaria (Nidularia) dalestraughanae Vine, 1972
[= Spirorbis (Pileolaria) langerhansi in H&B;]
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 442
*** Pileolaria (P.) berkeleyana (Rioja, 1942)
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 437
Hess, 1993 Am. Nat. 141: 577-596
** Pileolaria (Simplicaria) potswaldi Knight-Jones, 1978
[= Spirorbis (Pileolaria) moerchi in H&B;]
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 441-442.
Genus PROTLEODORA Pillai, 1970
Knight-Jones, 1984: Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 80: 114
** Protoleodora asperata (Bush, 1904)
[= Spirorbis (Romanchella) medius in H&B;]
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 447-448 (as Sinistrella media)
Knight-Jones & al., 1991: Bull. Mar. Sci. 48: p.194, f.3
Subfamily ROMANCHELLINAE Knight-Jones, 1978
Genus PROTOLAEOSPIRA Pixell, 1912
** Protolaeospira eximia (Bush, 1904)
[= Spirorbis (Protolaeospira) ambilateralis and S. (P.) racemosa in H&B;]
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 449-450
*** Protolaeospira capensis Day, 1961
Knight-Jones & Knight-Jones, 1979: J. Zool. 189: 450
Family PROTODRILIDAE Czerniavsky, 1881
Westheide, 1990: Synopses of the British Fauna # 44.
Genus PROTODRILUS Hatschek, 1880
von Nordheim, 1989: Zool. Scr. 18: 245-268.
Protodrilus flabelliger Wieser, 1957
Family PROTODRILOIDAE Purschke & Jouin, 1988
Westheide, 1990: Synopses of the British Fauna # 44.
Genus PROTODRILOIDES
Protodriloides chaetifer (Remane, 1926)
Westheide, 1990: Synopses of the British Fauna 44: 112-114, f.39
Family SACCOCIRRIDAE Czerniavsky, 1881
Westheide, 1990: Synopses of the British Fauna # 44.
Genus SACCOCIRRUS Bobretzky, 1871
Saccocirrus eroticus Gray, 1969
Family NERILLIDAE Levinsen, 1883
Westheide, 1990: Synopses of the British Fauna # 44.
Genus NERILLA O.Schmidt, 1848
Nerilla antennata O.Schmidt, 1848
Westheide, 1990: Synopses of the British Fauna # 44: 50-52, f.10
Nerilla digitata Wieser, 1957
Nerilla inopinata Gray, 1968
Family DIURODRILIDAE Kristensen & Niilonen, 1982
Kristensen & Niilonen, 1982: Zool. Scr. 11: 1-11.
Westheide, 1990: Synopses of the British Fauna # 44.
Genus DIURODRILUS Remane, 1925
Diurodrilus ankeli Ax, 1967