HKRMS taxon details
Magelonidae Cunningham & Ramage, 1888
- Genus Magelona F. Müller, 1858
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Cunningham, Joseph Thomas; Ramage, G.A. (1888). The Polychaeta Sedentaria of the Firth of Forth. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 33(3): 635-684., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41405556
page(s): 642; note: "We have formed a special family for it [Magelonidae] as it cannot be admitted into the Spionidae, with which it is most nearly allied, or into any other family." [details]
page(s): 642; note: "We have formed a special family for it [Magelonidae] as it cannot be admitted into the Spionidae, with which it is most nearly allied, or into any other family." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Magelonidae Cunningham & Ramage, 1888. Accessed through: Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2024) Hong Kong Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=914 on 2025-04-04
Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2025). Hong Kong Register of Marine Species. Magelonidae Cunningham & Ramage, 1888. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=914 on 2025-04-04
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Cunningham, Joseph Thomas; Ramage, G.A. (1888). The Polychaeta Sedentaria of the Firth of Forth. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 33(3): 635-684., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41405556
page(s): 642; note: "We have formed a special family for it [Magelonidae] as it cannot be admitted into the Spionidae, with which it is most nearly allied, or into any other family." [details]
taxonomy source Parapar, Julio; Mortimer, Kate; Capa, María; Moreira, Juan. (2021). On the Systematics and Biodiversity of the Palaeoannelida. <em>Diversity.</em> 13(2): 41., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/2/41
note: Reviews Magelonidae [details]
additional source Mortimer, Kate; Fitzhugh, Kirk; Dos Brasil, Ana Claudia; Lana, Paulo. (2021). Who's who in <i>Magelona:</i> phylogenetic hypotheses under Magelonidae Cunningham & Ramage, 1888 (Annelida: Polychaeta). <em>PeerJ.</em> 9: e11993., available online at https://peerj.com/articles/11993/# [details] Available for editors
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
identification resource Taylor, Abbie; Mortimer, Kate. (2023). An essential guide to Magelonidae, UK and European species. <em>Porcupine Marine Natural History Society.</em> 1-10., available online at http://pmnhs.co.uk/projects [details] Available for editors
identification resource Mortimer, Kate; Mills, Kimberley; Gil, João. (2022). Re-evaluation of <i>Rostraria bierii</i> Tokioka, 1970 (Annelida) from Seto, Japan as a magelonid, with a review of the Magelonidae of the western Pacific. <em>Acta Oceanologica Sinica.</em> 41(3): 61-69., available online at http://www.aosocean.com/article/doi/10.1007/s13131-021-1824-0
note: Key to Magelonidae (Magelona) of the western Pacific [details] Available for editors
page(s): 642; note: "We have formed a special family for it [Magelonidae] as it cannot be admitted into the Spionidae, with which it is most nearly allied, or into any other family." [details]
taxonomy source Parapar, Julio; Mortimer, Kate; Capa, María; Moreira, Juan. (2021). On the Systematics and Biodiversity of the Palaeoannelida. <em>Diversity.</em> 13(2): 41., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/2/41
note: Reviews Magelonidae [details]
additional source Mortimer, Kate; Fitzhugh, Kirk; Dos Brasil, Ana Claudia; Lana, Paulo. (2021). Who's who in <i>Magelona:</i> phylogenetic hypotheses under Magelonidae Cunningham & Ramage, 1888 (Annelida: Polychaeta). <em>PeerJ.</em> 9: e11993., available online at https://peerj.com/articles/11993/# [details] Available for editors

additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
identification resource Taylor, Abbie; Mortimer, Kate. (2023). An essential guide to Magelonidae, UK and European species. <em>Porcupine Marine Natural History Society.</em> 1-10., available online at http://pmnhs.co.uk/projects [details] Available for editors

identification resource Mortimer, Kate; Mills, Kimberley; Gil, João. (2022). Re-evaluation of <i>Rostraria bierii</i> Tokioka, 1970 (Annelida) from Seto, Japan as a magelonid, with a review of the Magelonidae of the western Pacific. <em>Acta Oceanologica Sinica.</em> 41(3): 61-69., available online at http://www.aosocean.com/article/doi/10.1007/s13131-021-1824-0
note: Key to Magelonidae (Magelona) of the western Pacific [details] Available for editors




