Acrocirridae

Acrocirridae is a family of polychaete worms. Acrocirrids are detritivores (deposit feeders), catching falling particles with numerous long prostomial tentacles. There are eight known genera, and at least 21 described species and subspecies within the Acrocirridae. The acrocirrids are primarily benthic (seabed-dwelling) animals, but at least two genera (Swima and Teuthidodrilus) appear to have evolved or adapted to a pelagic (free-swimming) habitat.^[1]

Systematics

Following is a list of genera and species within the family Acrocirridae:^[2]

Genus Acrocirrus
- Acrocirrus aciculigerus
- Acrocirrus crassifilis
- Acrocirrus frontifilis
- Acrocirrus heterochaetus
- Acrocirrus leidyi
Genus Chauvinelia
- Chauvinelia biscayensis
Genus Chauviniella
Genus Flabelligella
- Flabelligella biscayensis
- Flabelligella cirrata
- Flabelligella macrochaeta
- Flabelligella mediterranea
- Flabelligella papillata
Genus Flabelligena
Genus Macrochaeta
- Macrochaeta australiensis
- Macrochaeta bansei
- Macrochaeta caroli
- Macrochaeta clavicornis
- Macrochaeta helgolandica
- Macrochaeta leidyi
- Macrochaeta pege
- Macrochaeta polyonyx
Genus Swima
- S. bombiviridis (also known as Green Bomber Worm or Bombardier Worm) (Osborn et al, 2009), Monterey Bay, California
Genus Teuthidodrilus
- Teuthidodrilus samae (also known as Squidworm) (Osborn et al, 2010), Celebes Sea, East Indian Archipelago

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