''Diopatra'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

polychaete Polychaeta () is a paraphyletic class (biology), class of generally marine invertebrate, marine annelid worms, common name, commonly called bristle worms or polychaetes (). Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that ...

worms in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Onuphidae The Onuphidae are a family of polychaete worms. Characteristics Most onuphids have tubes. Some live semisubmerged in the substrate, but others carry their tubes around, and they can all rebuild their tubes if necessary. The tubes, thin and parch ...

Description

Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, algae, fibers and other small objects, collected by the worm and stuck in place by

mucus Mucus ( ) is a slippery aqueous secretion produced by, and covering, mucous membranes. It is typically produced from cells found in mucous glands, although it may also originate from mixed glands, which contain both serous and mucous cells. It is ...

. The worm's tube is a food-catching tool that creates a small micro-reef where small invertebrate prey reside. Diopatra dart partially out of the tube and grasp the prey with their maxillae and mandibles. Their large anterior parapodia help them to immobilize the prey.''Diopatra''
The Marine Biological Laboratory. Retrieved 2012-01-17.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species includes these

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

in the genus. A 2021 study also identified 4 new species in the south-west Atlantic. *''

Diopatra aciculata ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Knox & Cameron, 1971 *'' Diopatra agave'' Grube, 1869 *''

Diopatra akarana ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the Family (biology), family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fr ...

'' Knox & Hicks, 1973 *''

Diopatra albimandibulata ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the Family (biology), family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fr ...

'' Paxton, 1993 *'' Diopatra amboinensis'' Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 *'' Diopatra amoena'' Kinberg, 1865 *''

Diopatra angolensis ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Kirkegaard, 1988 *''

Diopatra bengalensis ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Hartman, 1974 *'' Diopatra bilobata'' Imajima, 1967 *''

Diopatra brasiliensis ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Kinberg, 1910 *''

Diopatra brevicirris ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Grube, 1856 *''

Diopatra bulohensis ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Tan & Chou, 1996 *''

Diopatra chiliensis ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Quatrefages, 1866 *''

'' Quatrefages, 1865 *''

Diopatra claparedii ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Grube, 1878 *''

Diopatra cuprea ''Diopatra cuprea'', commonly known as the plumed worm, decorator worm or sometimes ornate worm, is a species of polychaete worm in the family Onuphidae, first described by the French entomologist Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc in 1802. It is na ...

'' (Bosc, 1802) *''

Diopatra dentata ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Kinberg, 1865 *''

Diopatra denticulata ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Fauchald, 1968 *''

Diopatra dexiognatha ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Paxton & Bailey-Brock, 1986 *''

Diopatra dubia ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Day, 1960 *''

Diopatra farallonensis ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Fauchald, 1968 *''

Diopatra gesae ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Paxton, 1998 *'' Diopatra gigova'' Paxton, 1993 *'' Diopatra hanleyi'' Paxton, 1993 *'' Diopatra hannelorae'' Steiner & Amaral sp. nov. *'' Diopatra heterodentata'' Hartmann-Schröder, 1965 *''

Diopatra italica ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the Family (biology), family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fr ...

'' Castelnau, 1842 *''

Diopatra khargiana ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Wesenberg-Lund, 1949 *'' Diopatra kristiani'' Paxton, 1998 *''

Diopatra leuckarti ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the Family (biology), family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fr ...

'' Kinberg, 1865 *'' Diopatra lilliputiana'' Paxton, 1993 *'' Diopatra longicornis'' Kinberg, 1865 *'' Diopatra longissima'' Grube, 1850 *'' Diopatra maculata'' Paxton, 1993 *'' Diopatra madeirensis'' Langerhans, 1880 *'' Diopatra malabarensis'' Quatrefages, 1866 *'' Diopatra marinae'' Steiner & Amaral sp. nov. *''

Diopatra marocensis ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Paxton, Fadlaoui & Lechapt, 1995 *'' Diopatra micrura'' Pires, Paxton, Quintino & Rodrigues, 2010 *'' Diopatra monroi'' Day, 1960 *'' Diopatra monroviensis'' Augener, 1918 *''

Diopatra musseraensis ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the Family (biology), family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fr ...

'' Augener, 1918 *'' Diopatra neapolitana'' Delle Chiaje, 1841 *'' Diopatra neotridens'' Hartman, 1944 *'' Diopatra obliqua'' Hartman, 1944 *''

Diopatra oligopectinata ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the Family (biology), family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fr ...

'' Paxton, 1993 *'' Diopatra ornata'' Moore, 1911 *'' Diopatra papillata'' Fauchald, 1968 *'' Diopatra paradoxa'' Quatrefages, 1866 *'' Diopatra pectiniconicum'' Steiner & Amaral sp. nov. *'' Diopatra rhizoicola'' Hartmann-Schröder, 1960 *'' Diopatra rhizophorae'' Grube, 1856 *'' Diopatra semperi'' Grube, 1878 *'' Diopatra splendidissima'' Kinberg, 1865 *'' Diopatra sugokai'' Izuka, 1907 *''

Diopatra tridentata ''Diopatra'' is a genus of polychaete worms in the family Onuphidae. Description Members of this genus live in thick, parchment-like tubes that project from the sediment on the seabed. The tubes are covered on the outside by fragments of shell, ...

'' Hartman, 1944 *'' Diopatra uncinifera'' Quatrefages, 1866 *'' Diopatra variabilis'' Southern, 1921 *'' Diopatra victoriae'' Steiner & Amaral sp. nov. *'' Diopatra viridis'' Kinberg, 1865

References

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