Verrucapelma Hanley & Burke, 1991 
AphiaID: 325012

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Aphroditiformia (Suborder) > Polynoidae (Family) > Polynoinae (Subfamily)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Genus
Typetaxon		Harmothoe nigricans Horst, 1915 (type by original designation)
Parent		Polynoinae Kinberg, 1856
Sources		original description: Hanley, J. Russell and Burke, Melanie 1991. Polychaeta Polynoidae: Scaleworms of the Chesterfield Island and Fairway Reefs, Coral Sea. Mémoires du Muséum national D'histoire naturelle, Ser. A, 151: 9-82. page(s): 33 [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 Verrucapelma conifera Barnich, Sun & Fiege, 2004 Species Verrucapelma nigricans (Horst, 1915) Species Verrucapelma retusa Hanley & Burke, 1991
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325012
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-03-05 14:39:51Z   created   Fauchald, Kristian 2008-03-26 11:36:43Z   changed   Fauchald, Kristian 2011-10-10 21:30:49Z   changed   Read, Geoffrey
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		Citation: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). Verrucapelma Hanley & Burke, 1991. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325012 on 2013-05-20