IRMNG - Macrochaeta Grube, 1850

IRMNG taxon details

Macrochaeta Grube, 1850

IRMNG_ID

1344734 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1344734)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Acrocirridae Banse, 1969

Synonymised names

Ledon Webster & Benedict, 1887 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)

Microchaeta Grube, 1850 · unaccepted

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Species Macrochaeta australiensis Kudenov, 1976
Species Macrochaeta bansei Hartmann-Schröder, 1974
Species Macrochaeta caroli Westheide, 1981
Species Macrochaeta clavicornis (M. Sars, 1835)
Species Macrochaeta helgolandica Friedrich, 1936
Species Macrochaeta leidyi (Verrill, 1882)
Species Macrochaeta multipapillata Westheide, 1981
Species Macrochaeta natalensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1996
Species Macrochaeta papillosa Ehlers, 1913
Species Macrochaeta pege Banse, 1969
Species Macrochaeta polyonyx Eliason, 1962
Species Macrochaeta sexoculata (Webster & Benedict, 1887)
Species Macrochaeta westheidei Santos & da Silva, 1993

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Arch. Naturgesch., 16 (1), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/31180
page(s): 312 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Grube, 1851.

Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Grube, 1851. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2026). Macrochaeta Grube, 1850. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1344734 on 2026-08-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-12-12 23:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Wilson, Robin

2016-11-22 11:10:04Z

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original description Arch. Naturgesch., 16 (1), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/31180
page(s): 312 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

basis of record SN2000/Hartmann-Schröder, 1996 [details]

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

current name source CoL 2006 [details]

extant flag source SN2000/Hartmann-Schröder, 1996 [details]

habitat flag source Wilson, R. S.; Hutchings, P. A.; Glasby, C. J. (2003). Polychaetes: an interactive identification guide. CD-ROM + booklet. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. [details]

original description (of Microchaeta Grube, 1850) Arch. Naturgesch., 16 (1), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/31180
page(s): 312 [details]

original description (of Ledon Webster & Benedict, 1887) Rep. U.S. Comm. Fish., 13, 1885
page(s): 743 [details]

Unreviewed

Taxonomic remark Authority cited elsewhere as Grube, 1851. [details]

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To WoRMS (from synonym Ledon Webster & Benedict, 1887)