Ditrupa arietina (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ditrupa arietina (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Name authority
- (O. F. Müller, 1776)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Polychaeta
- Order
- Sabellida
- Family
- Serpulidae
- Genus
- Ditrupa
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumAnnelida
- classPolychaeta Grube, 1850
- subclassSedentaria Lamarck, 1818
- infraclassCanalipalpata Rouse & Fauchald, 1997 non Linnaean
- orderSabellida Levinsen, 1883
- familySerpulidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilySerpulinae Rafinesque, 1815
- tribeFicopomatini Pillai, 1960
- genusDitrupa Berkeley, 1835
- speciesDitrupa arietina (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ditrupa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ditrupa (Ditrupa) geniculata Chiplonkar, 1976 | SerpulidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Ditrupa brevis Sanfilippo, 1999 | SerpulidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Ditrupa gracillima Grube, 1878 | SerpulidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ditrupa parki Finlay, 1924 | SerpulidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ditrupa libera (Sars, 1835) (Sars, 1835) | synonym |
| Ditrupa subulata (Deshayes, 1825) (Deshayes, 1825) | synonym |
| Placostegus libera (Sars, 1835) (Sars, 1835) | synonym |
| Ditrupa goreanum (Clessin, 1896) (Clessin, 1896) | synonym |
| Ditrypa arcuata (Brown, 1827) (Brown, 1827) | synonym |
| Serpula libera Sars, 1835 Sars, 1835 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130987 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36ZGQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.