Nicolea venustula (Montagu, 1818)
(a terebellid bristleworm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNicolea venustula (a terebellid bristleworm)
SubfamilyTEREBELLINAE (a subfamily of annelids)
FamilyTEREBELLIDAE (terebellid bristleworms)
SuborderTEREBELLOMORPHA (a suborder of annelids)
OrderTEREBELLIDA (an order of polychaetes)
InfraclassCanalipalpata (an infraclass of annelids)
SubclassSEDENTARIA (a subclass of annelids)
ClassPOLYCHAETA (polychaete worms and ragworms)
PhylumANNELIDA (segmented worms and leeches)
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Nicolea venustula (a terebellid bristleworm) :
1: Nicolea venustula (a terebellid bristleworm)
20 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
with tunicates, on seaweed stipe, near base
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Nicolea venustula (a terebellid bristleworm) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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