Scoloplosia Rullier, 1972 
AphiaID: 324786

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Scolecida (Subclass) > Orbiniidae (Family)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Typetaxon		Scoloplosia minima Rullier, 1972 (type by monotypy)
Parent		Orbiniidae Hartman, 1942
Sources		original description: Rullier, F. 1972. Annélides polychètes de Nouvelle-Calédonie recueillies par Y. Plessis et B. Salvat. Expédition Française sur les Récifs Coralliens de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, 6: 6-169. page(s): 119 [details] basis of record: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Scoloplosia minima Rullier, 1972
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Note		Editor's comment: Possibly dubious monotypic genus erected for apparent abranchiate orbiniid possessing forked chaetae. Rullier placed it in Protoariciinae. Described from a single 2.5 mm specimen of 36 chaetigers. No further records. [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:324786
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-03-05 14:39:51Z   created   Fauchald, Kristian 2008-03-26 11:36:43Z   changed   Fauchald, Kristian 2013-01-13 02:59:21Z   changed   Read, Geoffrey
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		Citation: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). Scoloplosia Rullier, 1972. 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=324786 on 2013-05-24