Alciopidae Ehlers, 1864 
AphiaID: 932

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Phyllodociformia
Sources		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] additional source: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Alciopa Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 Genus Alciope Genus Alciopina Clarapède & Panceri, 1867 Genus Calizonella Genus Callizona Genus Callizonella Genus Corynocephalus Levinsen, 1885 Genus Greeffia Genus Halodora Genus Krohnia Genus Kronia Genus Liocapa Genus Mauita Genus Naiades Chiaje, 1830 Genus Plotohelmis Chamberlin, 1919 Genus Pseudalciopa Genus Rhynchonereella Costa, 1864 Genus Torea Genus Torrea Genus Vanadis Clarapède, 1870 Genus Watelio Støp-Bowitz, 1948 Genus Asterope accepted as Torrea Genus Rhynchonerella [misspelling of Rhynchonereella Costa, 1864] accepted as Rhynchonereella Costa, 1864
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:932
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   db_admin 2008-03-26 11:36:43Z   changed   Fauchald, Kristian
		[Taxonomic tree] [List Species] [Google] [Google scholar] [Google images]
		Citation: Fauchald, K. (2013). Alciopidae. 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=932 on 2013-05-22