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Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorChaetozone venefica Doner & Blake, 2006 
AphiaID: 567253

Classification: Biota > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAnimalia (Kingdom) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAnnelida (Phylum) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorPolychaeta (Class) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorCanalipalpata (Subclass) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorTerebellida (Order) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorCirratuliformia (Suborder) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorCirratulidae (Family) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorChaetozone (Genus)
Status accepted
Rank Species
Parent Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorChaetozone Malmgren, 1867
Source  original description Doner, Stacy A.; Blake, James A. 2006. New species of Cirratulidae (Polychaeta) from the northeastern United States. Scientia Marina 70 S3: 65-73. , available online at http://www.icm.csic.es/scimar/index.php/secId/7/IdArt/169/
page(s): 66 [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Specimen  Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorHolotype USNM 1076557 [details]
Notes 
From editor or global species database
Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorEtymology "venefica comes from Latin, meaning “Witch” and refers to the
resemblance of the anterior end to a witch’s hat." [details]

Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorType locality Unstated. Appears to be Long Island Sound, Georges Bank, Massachusetts Bay, 30-85 m. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:567253
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
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2011-04-03 06:16:01Z  created  Read, Geoffrey
  
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  Citation: Read, G. (2013). Chaetozone venefica Doner & Blake, 2006. 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=567253 on 2013-12-06
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