Anophthalmus elegans Alkuhni, 1949 
AphiaID: 336108

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Nereidiformia (Suborder) > Hesionidae (Family) > Anophthalmus (Genus)

Status		unaccepted (objective synonym)
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Alikuhnia elegans (Alikuhni, 1949)
Rank		Species
Parent		Anophthalmus
Sources		original description: Alikunhi, K.H. 1949. On Anophthalmus (Fam: Hesionidae). A new genus of polychaetes with descriptions of four new species from the sandy beach of Madras. Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress, 35: 192. [details] basis of record: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details] source of synonymy: Hartman, Olga 1959. Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation, 23: 628pp. [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Notes		Taxonomy: Original genus name pre-occupied [details] Type locality: Indian Ocean, Madras, India [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336108
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2008-03-18 12:55:09Z   created   Fauchald, Kristian 2008-03-26 11:36:43Z   changed   Fauchald, Kristian
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		Citation: Fauchald, K. (2013). Anophthalmus elegans Alkuhni, 1949. 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=336108 on 2013-05-24