Nereidiformia 
AphiaID: 928

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor: included in ERMS 1.1
Rank		Suborder
Parent		Phyllodocida
Source		basis of record: Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28:1-188, available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
Direct child taxa		Family Antonbruunidae Fauchald, 1977 Family Chrysopetalidae Ehlers, 1864 Family Hesionidae Grube, 1850 Family Nereididae Blainville, 1818 Family Pilargidae de Saint-Joseph, 1899 Family Syllidae Grube, 1850 Family Antonbruuniidae [Auct.] accepted as Antonbruunidae Fauchald, 1977 Family Calamyzidae Hartmann-Schröder, 1971 accepted as Syllidae Grube, 1850 Family Kynephoridae Ehlers, 1920 accepted as Kynephorinae Ehlers, 1920 Family Nereidae [auctt.] accepted as Nereididae Blainville, 1818 Family Notophycidae Knox & Cameron, 1970 accepted as Nereidinae Blainville, 1818 Family Talehsapiidae Misra, 1999 accepted as Pilargidae de Saint-Joseph, 1899
Environment		marine
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:928
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   db_admin
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		Citation: Polychaeta (2013). Nereidiformia. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (2013). World Polychaeta database at http://www.marinespecies.org/Polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=928 on 2013-05-25