Biology:Microphthalmidae
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Microphthalmidae is a family of segmented worms (annelids) in the suborder Nereidiformia.[1] According to WoRMS, Microphthalmidae was originally named Microphthalminae,[2][3] and was raised to the family rank in 2019 by Salazar-Vallejo et al.[2][4]: 26
Description
Etymology
The name of this family originated from the genus Microphthalmus Mecznikow, 1865, which in turn is composed of micro- (small) and ophthalmus (eye).
Taxonomy
As of 21 August 2025[update], WoRMS included the following genera in this family:
- Fridericiella Hartmann-Schröder, 1959
- Hesionella Hartman, 1939
- Hesionides Friedrich, 1937[1]
- Microphthalmus Mecznikow, 1865[1]
- Pleijelius Salazar-Vallejo & Orensanz, 2006
- Struwela Hartmann-Schröder, 1959
- Uncopodarke Uchida in Uchida, Lopéz & Sato, 2019
- Westheideius Salazar-Vallejo, de León-González & Carrera-Parra, 2019: Include only one species, namely Westheideius hamosus (Westheide, 1982)by Professor Dr. Wilfried Westheide, who discovered and named this species.[5][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Family Microphthalmidae" (in en-US). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1418371-Microphthalmidae.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Read, Geoffrey; Fauchald, Kristian; Decock, Wim (2024-12-03). "Microphthalmidae Hartmann-Schröder, 1971". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=322549.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedHartmann-Schröder 1971 - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I.; De León-González, Jesús Angel; Carrera-Parra, Luis F. (2019). "Phylogeny of Microphthalminae Hartmann-Schröder, 1971, and revision of Hesionella Hartman, 1939, and Struwela Hartmann-Schröder, 1959 (Annelida, Errantia)" (in en). PeerJ 7 (e7723): 1–35. doi:10.7717/peerj.7723. PMID 31579604.
- ↑ Read, Geoffrey (2020-06-28). "Westheideius Salazar-Vallejo, de León-González & Carrera-Parra, 2019". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1444731.
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