Marphysa bifurcata Kott, 1951 
AphiaID: 329234

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Eunicida (Order) > Eunicidae (Family) > Marphysa (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865
Sources		original description: Kott, Patricia 1951. Nereidae and Eunicidae of south Western Australia; also notes on the ecology of Western Australian limestone reefs. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 35: 85-130. [details] basis of record: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details] additional source: Day, J.H. (1967). Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. 458 & xxix pp. page(s): 397 [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		Mozambique [details]
Links		To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) To Encyclopedia of Life To ITIS
Note		Type locality: Australia, Western Australia [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329234
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). Marphysa bifurcata Kott, 1951. 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=329234 on 2013-05-23