Cirratulidae Ryckholt, 1851

Blake, James A. & Dean, Harlan K., 2019, New Species of Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Caribbean Sea, Zootaxa 4671 (3), pp. 301-338 : 302

Family Cirratulidae Ryckholt, 1851

Remarks. The genera of Cirratulidae are typically divided into three categories: (1) the multitentaculate genera that have multiple sets of tentacular filaments on one or more anterior segments and numerous branchiae along the body including in this study the genera Cirriformia and Timarete ; (2) the bitentaculate sediment dwelling genera that have a pair of dorsal tentacles arising from the posterior margin of the peristomium or dorsally between one or two anterior setigers and branchiae continuing along most of the body including in this study the genera Aphelochaeta , Caulleriella , Chaetozone , and Kirkegaardia ; and (3) the bitentaculate shell or coral boring species of the genus Do- decaceria that have a pair of lateral peristomial tentacles and branchiae limited to a few anterior segments. Details of all cirratulid genera are found in Blake & Magalhães (2019) and an additional genus is included in Blake (2018).