Aphrodita defendens Chamberlin, 1919 
AphiaID: 326494

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Aphroditiformia (Suborder) > Aphroditidae (Family) > Aphrodita (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Aphrodita Linnaeus, 1758
Sources		original description: Chamberlin, Ralph V. 1919. The Annelida Polychaeta [Albatross Expeditions]. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 48: 1-514., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/memoirsofmuseumo4801harv [details] basis of record: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Links		To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelid Collection To ITIS
Note		Type locality: Pacific Ocean, Peru and Mexico [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326494
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-03-17 10:44:16Z   created   Fauchald, Kristian 2008-03-26 11:36:43Z   changed   Fauchald, Kristian
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		Citation: Fauchald, K. (2013). Aphrodita defendens Chamberlin, 1919. 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=326494 on 2013-06-19