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Macellicephala violacea (Levinsen, 1887) 
AphiaID: 130808

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Aphroditiformia (Suborder) > Polynoidae (Family) > Macellicephalinae (Subfamily) > Macellicephala (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Macellicephala McIntosh, 1885
Synonymised
taxa
  Oligolepis violacea Levinsen, 1887 (objective synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Wiren, Axel 1901. Ueber die waehrend der schwedischen arktischen Expedition von 1898 und 1900 eingesammelten Anneliden. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 24: 253. [details]

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]

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

redescription: Jirkov, I.A. 2001. [Polychaeta of the Arctic Ocean] Polikhety severnogo Ledovitogo Okeana. Moskva, Yanus-K, 1-632, available online at http://hydro.bio.msu.ru/Personal/Jirkov.htm [details]

from synonym: Levinsen, G. M. R. 1887. Kara-Havets Ledorme (Annulata). 288-303. IN: Lütken, C. F. (Ed.). Djimphna-Togtets Zoologiske-botaniske Udbytte. J. Hagerup. Köbenhaven. [details] [view taxon]

context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelid Collection
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:130808
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Bellan, Gérard
2007-01-23 08:53:40Z  checked  Barnich, Ruth
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
  
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  Citation: Fauchald, K.; Bellan, G. (2013). Macellicephala violacea (Levinsen, 1887). In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130808 on 2013-05-23
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