Sternaspidae
Also known as: Gooseberry Worm, Mud-owl, gooseberry worm, mud-owl, ダルマゴカイ科
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Annelida |
| Class | Polychaeta |
| Family | Sternaspidae |
| Published in | Carus, & Victor, J. (1863). Vermes, in W. C. H. Peters, J.V. Carus and C.E.A. Gerstäcker eds., Handbuch der zoologie: Leipzig, Wilhelm Engelmann, p. 422-484. https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=67399 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 4 |
| Species records held | 50 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 81 |
| GBIF key | 2488 |
Genera in Sternaspidae
- Sternaspis — 33 species: Sternaspis affinis, Sternaspis africana, Sternaspis andamanensis, Sternaspis annenkovae, Sternaspis britayevi, Sternaspis buzhinskajae, Sternaspis chilensis, Sternaspis chinensis
- Caulleryaspis — 8 species: Caulleryaspis chicosciencei, Caulleryaspis fauchaldi, Caulleryaspis gudmundssoni, Caulleryaspis laevis, Caulleryaspis nana, Caulleryaspis nuda, Caulleryaspis sundaensis, Caulleryaspis villamari
- Petersenaspis — 8 species: Petersenaspis apinyae, Petersenaspis capillata, Petersenaspis deani, Petersenaspis harrisae, Petersenaspis narisarae, Petersenaspis pakbaraensis, Petersenaspis palpallatoci, Petersenaspis salazari
- Mauretanaspis — 1 species: Mauretanaspis longichaeta
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.