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Aphrodita imbricata Linnaeus, 1767 
AphiaID: 339851

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Aphroditiformia (Suborder) > Aphroditidae (Family) > Aphrodita (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (objective synonym)
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Harmothoe imbricata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Rank Species
Parent Aphrodita Linnaeus, 1758
Sources  original description: Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 12th ed. v. 1 (pt 2): 533-1327, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] [full text]

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

source of synonymy: Johnston, George. 1865. A catalogue of the British non-parasitical worms in the collection of the British Museum. 1-365. British Museum. London. [See also separate entry for Baird supplement], available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12291 [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Link To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
Notes  Taxonomy: Moved to different genus [details]

Type locality: Atlantic Ocean, western Europe [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:339851
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2008-03-18 12:55:09Z  created  Fauchald, Kristian
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
  
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  Citation: Fauchald, K. (2013). Aphrodita imbricata. 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=339851 on 2013-05-19
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