Belongs within: Phyllodocida.
The Phyllodocidae are a group of active marine worms with leaf-shaped cirri.
Characters (from Howell 1962): Body long and narrow, with many segments bearing one, two, or more setae; dorsal and ventral cirri leaf-shaped; two anal cirri may be present.
<==Phyllodocidae |--+--+--SigeNP10 | | | |--S. fusigeraNP10 | | | `--S. limbataM62 | | `--EulaliaNP10 | | |--E. clavigeraSP11 | | |--E. foliosa Treadwell 1924H56 | | |--E. microphylloides Hartmann-Schröder 1979HG14 | | |--E. myriacyclum (Schmarda 1861) [incl. E. quinquelineata Treadwell 1901]H56 | | `--E. viridis (Linnaeus 1767)RP07 | `--+--Pseudomystides limbataNP10 | |--+--‘Eulalia’ bilineataNP10 | | `--ProtomystidesNP10 | | |--P. exiguaNP10 | | `--P. uschakovi Hartmann-Schröder 1979HG14 | `--+--‘Eulalia’ mustelaNP10 | `--+--Pterocirrus macrocerosNP10 [=Eulalia macrocerosK92] | `--+--EumidaNP10 | | |--E. arcticaNP10 | | |--E. sanquineaKBC03 | | `--E. tubiformisKBC03 | `--AlciopidaeNP10 | |--Torea fasciata Treadwell 1943H56 | |--AlciopinaNP10 | |--Naiades cantrainii delle Chiaje 1830 (see below for synonymy)H56 | |--Callizonella pigmenta Treadwell 1943H56 | |--Corynocephalus magnachaetus Treadwell 1943H56 | |--Rhynchonerella angelini (Kinberg 1866) (see below for synonymy)H56 | `--VanadisH56 | |--V. crystallina Greeff 1876 [incl. V. collata Treadwell 1928]H56 | |--V. formosa Claparède 1870 [incl. V. fuscapunctata Treadwell 1906]H56 | |--V. minuta Treadwell 1906H56 | `--V. uncinata Treadwell 1943H56 `--+--+--Chaetoparia nilssoniNP10 | `--NotophyllumNP10 | |--N. foliosum (Sars 1835)RP07 | `--N. splendens (Schmarda 1861)HG14 `--+--Phyllodoce Ranzani 1817NP10, H62 | |--*P. maxillosa Ranzani 1817H62 | |--P. groenlandica (Oersted 1843)SS07 | |--P. longipesNP10 | |--P. maculataM01 | |--P. magnaoculata Treadwell 1901H56 | |--P. malmgreni Gravier 1900HG14 | |--P. mucosa Oersted 1842A70 | |--P. nicoyensis Treadwell 1928H56 | |--P. stigmata Treadwell 1925H56 | |--P. tortugae Treadwell 1917H56 | |--P. violacea Treadwell 1926 [=P. variegata Treadwell 1926; incl. P. pruvoti Fauvel 1930]H56 | `--P. vittata Ehlers 1864A70 `--+--Nereiphylla luteaNP10 `--ParanaitisNP10 |--P. wahlbergiNP10 `--+--P. kosteriensisNP10 `--EteoninaeH-S86 |--EteoneNP10 | |--E. flavaHG98 | |--E. longa (Fabricius 1780) [incl. E. tuberculata Treadwell 1922]H56 | |--E. pacifica Hartman 1936 [incl. E. maculata Treadwell 1922]H56 | |--E. picta Quatrefages 1865RP07 | `--E. syphonodontaPP64 `--Hesionura Hartmann-Schröder 1958H-S86 |--H. augeneri (Friedrich 1937)H-S86 |--H. coineaui (Laubier 1962)H-S86 | |--H. c. coineauiH-S86 | `--H. c. difficilis (Banse 1963)H-S86 |--H. elongata (Southern 1914)H-S86 |--H. fragilis Hartmann-Schröder 1958H-S86 |--H. japoni Yamanishi 1980H-S86 |--H. laubieri Hartmann-Schröder 1963H-S86 |--H. mystidoides (Hartmann-Schröder 1963)H-S86 |--H. natalensis Hartmann-Schröder 1974H-S86 |--H. portmanni Laubier 1967H-S86 `--H. serrata (Hartmann-Schröder 1960)H-S86 Phyllodocidae incertae sedis: Palaeochaeta Clarke 1903H62 `--*P. devonica Clarke 1903H62 Levisettius campylonectusPTV14 AnaitidesH56 |--A. duplex (McIntosh 1885) [=Phyllodoce (Anaitides) duplex]HG14 |--A. madeirensis Langerhans 1879 (see below for synonymy)H56 |--A. panamensis (Treadwell 1917) [=Phyllodoce panamensis]H56 |--A. pulla (Treadwell 1926) [=Phyllodoce pulla]H56 |--A. tenuissima (Grube 1878) [=Phyllodoce tenuissima; incl. P. fuscacirrata Treadwell 1926]H56 `--A. williamsiBRW98 MystaH56 |--M. ornata (Grube 1878) [incl. M. maculata Treadwell 1920]H56 `--M. pictaM62 Genetyllis castanea Maranzeller 1879HG14
Anaitides madeirensis Langerhans 1879 [=Phyllodoce (Anaitis) madeirensis; incl. Mystides gracilis Treadwell 1941, Anaitides minuta Treadwell 1937, Phyllodoce varia Treadwell 1928]H56
Naiades cantrainii delle Chiaje 1830 [incl. Alciopa distorta Treadwell 1943, A. mutilata Treadwell 1934]H56
Rhynchonerella angelini (Kinberg 1866) [=Kronia angelini; incl. Eulalia magnapupula Treadwell 1941]H56
*Type species of generic name indicated
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