Aphroditiformia 
AphiaID: 927

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor: included in ERMS 1.1
Rank		Suborder
Parent		Phyllodocida
Source		basis of record: Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28:1-188, available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
Direct child taxa		Family Acoetidae Kinberg, 1856 Family Aphroditidae Malmgren, 1867 Family Eulepethidae Chamberlin, 1919 Family Iphionidae Kinberg, 1856 Family Pholoidae Kinberg, 1858 Family Polynoidae Malmgren, 1867 Family Sigalionidae Malmgren, 1867 Superfamily Aphroditoidea (unaccepted, no longer required as nominal superfamily) Superfamily Chrysopetalacea accepted as Aphroditoidea Family Palmyridae Kinberg, 1858 accepted as Aphroditidae Malmgren, 1867 Superfamily Pisionacea accepted as Aphroditoidea Family Pisionidae Southern, 1914 accepted as Sigalionidae Malmgren, 1867
Environment		marine
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:927
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   db_admin
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		Citation: AfReMaS (2013). Aphroditiformia. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2013) African Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=927 on 2013-05-25