POLYCHAETA Grube, 1850
(polychaete worms and ragworms)

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Subclass 15 subtaxa 224 images 14 ident. refs
Order 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Subclass 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
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Subclass 21 subtaxa 436 images 7 ident. refs
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Unidentified 24 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Chambers, S.J. & Muir, A.L. 1998 Polychaetes: British Chrysopetaloidea, Pisionoidea and Aphroditoidea Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 54, Field Studies Council
Fauvel, P. 1927 *** Polychètes Sédentaires ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 16, 494pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
Fauvel, P. 1923 *** Polychètes Errantes ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 5, 488pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
Gregory, J. British Marine Life Pictures www.britishmarinelifepictures.co.uk/gallery.html
McIntosh, W.C. 1873 *** A monograph of the British marine annelids ***(Superseded) Vol 49, 50, 87, 91, 97, 100, 106 & 107, The Ray Society, London
Mugga Ekonomisk Förening Mugga www.mugga.se
Pleijel, F. & Dales, R.P. 1991 Polychaetes: British Phyllodocoideans, Typhloscolecoideans and Tomopteroideans Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 45, The Linnean Society of London

Interstitial

Westheide, W. 2008 Polychaetes: Interstitial Families (2nd ed.) Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 44, 2nd edition edition, The Linnean Society of London
Westheide, W. 1990 *** Polychaetes: Interstitial Families ***(Superseded) Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 44, The Linnean Society of London

Larvae

() Newell, G.E. & Newell, R.C. 1973 Marine Plankton - a practical guide 4th edition edition, 244pp, Hutchinson Educational Ltd.

Planktonic Stages

Todd, C.D., Laverack, M.S. & Boxshall, G. 1996 Coastal Marine Zooplankton: A Practical Manual for Students 2nd edition, 106pp, Cambridge University Press

POLYCHAETA (polychaete worms and ragworms) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for POLYCHAETA (polychaete worms and ragworms)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 27 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for POLYCHAETA (polychaete worms and ragworms)
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