Glycera Savigny, 1818 
AphiaID: 129296

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Annelida > Polychaeta > Aciculata > Phyllodocida > Glyceriformia > Glyceridae

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Typetaxon		Glycera unicornis Savigny in Lamarck, 1818
Parent		Glyceridae Grube, 1850
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/polychaeta [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) Science Series 28:1-188, available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Glycera alba (O.F. Müller, 1776) Species Glycera capitata Örsted, 1843 Species Glycera gigantea Quatrefages, 1866 Species Glycera lapidum Quatrefages, 1866 Species Glycera tesselata Grube, 1840 Species Glycera tridactyla Schmarda, 1861 Species Glycera unicornis Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 Species Glycera convoluta Keferstein, 1862 accepted as Glycera tridactyla Schmarda, 1861 Species Glycera rouxii Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 accepted as Glycera unicornis Savigny in Lamarck, 1818
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Feedingtype		detritus feeder [details]
Links		To Antarctic Invertebrates To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129296
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Bellan, Gérard 2008-03-26 11:36:43Z   changed   Fauchald, Kristian
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		Citation: Fauchald, K.; Bellan, G. (2013). Glycera Savigny, 1818. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129296 on 2013-05-20
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