Chrysopetalidae
Chrysopetalidae is a family of polychaete worms. The body is short or elongated, with few or numerous segments. All segments bear on their dorsal side a fan or a transverse row of paleae. The cephalic lobe has tentacles and eyes and the buccal segment has two or four tentacular cirri on each side. The parapodia are uniramous or biramous, with dorsal cirri upon all segments. The ventral bristles are compound.
Genera
The following genera are recognised:Subfamily Calamyzinae Hartmann-Schröder, 1971Boudemos Watson, Carvajal, Sergeeva, Pleijel & Rouse, 2016Calamyzas Arwidsson, 1932Craseoschema Ravara & Aguado in Ravara et al, 2019Flascarpia Blake, 1993Iheyomytilidicola Miura & Hashimoto, 1996Laubierus Blake, 1993Micospina Watson, Carvajal, Sergeeva, Pleijel & Rouse, 2016Miura Blake, 1993Mytilidiphila Miura & Hashimoto, 1993Natsushima Miura & Laubier, 1990Nautiliniella Miura & Laubier, 1990Petrecca Blake, 1990Santelma Blake, 1993Shinkai Miura & Laubier, 1990Spathochaeta Jimi, Moritaki & Kajihara, 2019Thyasiridicola Miura & Hashimoto, 1996Vesicomyicola Dreyer, Miura & Van Dover, 2004Victoriella Kiseleva, 1996
Subfamily Chrysopetalinae Ehlers, 1864Bhawania Schmarda, 1861Chrysopetalum Ehlers, 1864Hyalopale Perkins, 1985Paleaequor Watson Russell, 1986Paleanotus Schmarda, 1861Pseudodysponetus Böggemann, 2009Strepternos Watson Russell, 1991Thrausmatos Watson, 2001Treptopale Perkins, 1985
Subfamily Dysponetinae Aguado, Nygren & Rouse, 2013Dysponetus Levinsen, 1879
No subfamily:Acanthopale San Martín, 1986Arichlidon Watson Russell, 1986