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Polychaeta taxon details

Berkeleya [auct. misspelling] 
AphiaID: 244661

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Scolecida (Subclass) > Orbiniidae (Family)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (lapsus)
Record
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Accepted name  Berkeleyia Hartman, 1971
Rank Genus
Parent Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942
Source  basis of record: 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]

Environment marine
Link To ITIS
Notes  description: ORBINIINAE with pointed prostomium, abdominal branchiae and all thoracic setae crenulated capillaries. Twelve thoracic segments; transition from thorax to abdomen abrupt. Abdominal notopodia with crenulated capillaries and furcate setae; abdominal neuropodia with crenulated capillaries and acicular spines. [details]

Spelling: Misspelling for Berkeleyia in the 'pink book' key and diagnoses (Fauchald, 1977) [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:244661
Taxonomic
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Date   action   by
2007-08-03 23:39:31Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2013-01-13 02:59:21Z  changed  Read, Geoffrey
  
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  Citation: Read, G. (2013). Berkeleya [auct. misspelling]. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). World Polychaeta database at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244661 on 2013-05-21