Marphysa gayi Quatrefages, 1866 
AphiaID: 329246

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

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, K. (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		Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien
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: Polychaeta (2014). Marphysa gayi Quatrefages, 1866. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2014) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2014) World Polychaeta database at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329246 on 2015-01-31