Macellicephala atlantica Støp-Bowitz, 1948 
AphiaID: 329098

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Macellicephala McIntosh, 1885
Synonymised taxa		Macellicephala (Macellicephala) atlantica (Støp-Bowitz, 1948) (objective synonym)
Sources		original description: Støp-Bowitz, Carl 1948. Polychaeta from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. Report on the Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition, 5(8): 1-91., available online at http://www.annelida.net/docs/scans.html [details] basis of record: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details] from synonym: Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1974. Die Unterfamilie Macellicephalinae Hartmann-Schröder, 1971. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut, 71: 75-85. [details] [view taxon]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Links		To Encyclopedia of Life To ITIS
Notes		Specimen: Zoologisk Museum, Bergen [details] Type locality: Atlantic Ocean, north central area [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329098
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). Macellicephala atlantica Støp-Bowitz, 1948. 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=329098 on 2013-05-22