Acrocirridae

Acrocirridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Polychaeta
Subclass:	Palpata
Order:	Canalipalpata
Suborder:	Terebellida
Family:	Acrocirridae Banse, 1969
Genera
8, see text

Acrocirridae is a family of polychaete worms. Acrocirrids are detritivores (deposit feeders), catching falling particles with numerous long prostomial tentacles. There are eight known genera, and at least 21 described species and subspecies within the Acrocirridae family. The acrocirrids are primarily benthic (seabed-dwelling) animals, but at least two genera (Swima and Teuthidodrilus) appear to have evolved or adapted to a pelagic (free-swimming) habitat.^[1]

Systematics

Following is a list of genera and species within the Acrocirridae family:^[2]

• Genus Acrocirrus
  • A. aciculigerus
  • A. crassifilis
  • A. frontifilis
  • A. heterochaetus
  • A. leidyi
• Genus Chauvinelia
  • C. biscayensis
• Genus Chauviniella
• Genus Flabelligella
  • F. biscayensis
  • F. cirrata
  • F. macrochaeta
  • F. mediterranea
  • F. papillata
• Genus Flabelligena
• Genus Macrochaeta
  • M. australiensis
  • M. bansei
  • M. caroli
  • M. clavicornis
  • M. helgolandica
  • M. leidyi
  • M. pege
  • M. polyonyx
• Genus Swima
  • S. bombiviridis (also known as Green Bomber Worm or Bombardier Worm) (Osborn et al, 2009), Monterey Bay, California
• Genus Teuthidodrilus
  • T. samae (also known as Squidworm) (Osborn et al, 2010), Celebes Sea, East Indian Archipelago

See also

• Eumetazoa
• Bilateria
• Protostomia
• Spiralia
• Lophotrochozoa
• Trochophore

References

1. Osborn KJ, Madin LP, Rouse GW (2010). "The remarkable squidworm is an example of discoveries that await in deep-pelagic habitats". Biology Letters 7 (3): in press. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0923. PMC 3097850. PMID 21106571. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
2. "Acrocirridae (Family)". ZipcodeZoo.com. BayScience Foundation, Inc. 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-25.

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