Marphysa gayi Quatrefages, 1866 
AphiaID: 329246

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

Status		accepted
Rank		Species
Parent		Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865
Sources		original description Quatrefages, Armand de. 1866. Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. Volume 1. 1-588. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris. [some vol.2 species are also linked here but see also source 51472]., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV9IAAAAYAAJ [details] basis of record Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details] [show all]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution
Link		To Encyclopedia of Life
Notes		From other sources Specimen Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, POLY TYPE 424-426 [details] Type locality Lima, Peru or Valparaiso, Chile [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329246
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 gayi Quatrefages, 1866. 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=329246 on 2013-12-20