Ledon Webster & Benedict, 1887 
AphiaID: 325158

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Terebellida (Order) > Cirratuliformia (Suborder) > Acrocirridae (Family)

Status		unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Macrochaeta Grube, 1850
Rank		Genus
Parent		Acrocirridae Banse, 1969
Sources		basis of record: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details] source of synonymy: Banse, K. 1969. Acrocirridae n.fam. (Polychaeta Sedentaria). Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 26(10): 2595-2620. page(s): 2609 [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Species Ledon leidyi (Verrill, 1882) accepted as Macrochaeta leidyi (Verrill, 1882) Species Ledon sexoculata Webster & Benedict, 1887 accepted as Macrochaeta sexoculata (Webster & Benedict, 1887)
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325158
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-03-05 14:39:51Z   created   Fauchald, Kristian 2008-03-26 11:36:43Z   changed   Fauchald, Kristian 2010-04-20 23:54:40Z   changed   Read, Geoffrey
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		Citation: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). Ledon Webster & Benedict, 1887. 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=325158 on 2013-05-25