Cirratulus megalus Chamberlin, 1919 
AphiaID: 326782

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Cirratulus Lamarck, 1801
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 Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelid Collection
Note		Type locality: Pacific Ocean, off Peru [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326782
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). Cirratulus megalus 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=326782 on 2013-05-19