Orbiniidae
Family of annelids
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Orbiniidae is a family of polychaete worms.[1] Orbiniids are mostly unselective deposit feeders on marine detritus. They can be found from the neritic zone to abyssal depths.[2]
| Orbiniidae | |
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| Orbinia sertulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Order: | Orbiniida |
| Family: | Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942 |
| Genera | |
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See text | |
| Synonyms | |
The family was revised in 1957 by Olga Hartman[3] and some further revisions were made by Blake in 2000.[4]
Genera
- Alcandra
- Aricia Savigny, 1820
- Berkeleyia
- Branchethus
- Califia
- Clytie
- Falklandiella
- Labotas
- Lacydes
- Leitoscoloplos Day, 1977
- Leodamas
- Microrbinia Hartman, 1965
- Naidonereis
- Nainereis Blainville, 1828
- Naineris Blainville, 1828
- Orbinella
- Orbinia Quatrefages, 1865
- Orbiniella Day, 1954
- Paraorbiniella Rullier, 1974
- Pararicia
- Pettibonella
- Phylo Kinberg, 1865
- Phylodamas
- Porcia
- Proscoloplos
- Protoaricia Czerniavsky, 1881
- Protoariciella Hartmann-Schroder, 1962
- Schroederella Laubier, 1962
- Scolaricia
- Scoloplella Day, 1963
- Scoloplos Blainville, 1828
- Scoloplosia
- Theodisca
- Uncorbinia
- Uschakovius Laubier, 1973 [1]
