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Travisiopsis Levinsen, 1885 
AphiaID: 129721

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Phyllodocida incertae sedis (Suborder) > Typhloscolecidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Typhloscolecidae
Sources  basis of record: Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 214-231 (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record: Day, J.H. (1967). Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. 458 & xxix pp. [details]

additional source: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org [details]

additional source: 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). 188 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Direct child
taxa		 Species Travisiopsis capensis McIntosh, 1924
Species Travisiopsis coniceps (Chamberlin, 1919)
Species Travisiopsis dubia Střp-Bowitz, 1948
Species Travisiopsis lanceolata Southern, 1910
Species Travisiopsis levinseni Southern, 1910
Species Travisiopsis lobifera Levinsen, 1885
Species Travisiopsis lumbricoides Reibisch, 1895
Species Travisiopsis atlantica Treadwell, 1936 accepted as Travisiopsis lanceolata Southern, 1910
Species Travisiopsis benhami Monro, 1936 accepted as Travisiopsis levinseni Southern, 1910
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Link To ITIS
Note  Type species: Type species T. lobifera Levinsen 1885 in Fauchald, 1977<246>. [details]
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history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05 GMT  created  Bellan, Gérard
2008-03-26 11:36:43 GMT  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
  
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  Citation: Fauchald, K.; Bellan, G. (2009). Travisiopsis Levinsen, 1885. In: Fauchald, K. (Ed) (2009). World Polychaeta database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129721 on 2010-02-09
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