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Kefersteinia 
AphiaID: 129311

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Nereidiformia (Suborder) > Hesionidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Typetaxon Kefersteinia cirrata (Keferstein, 1862)
Parent Hesionidae Grube, 1850
Sources  basis of record: Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 214-231 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta, available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]

additional source: 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
[show all]		 Species Kefersteinia cirrata (Keferstein, 1862)
Species Kefersteinia fauveli Averincev, 1972
Species Kefersteinia haploseta Perkins, 1984

Species Kefersteinia claparedii Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Kefersteinia cirrata (Keferstein, 1862)
Species Kefersteinia dubia Hessle, 1925 accepted as Micropodarke dubia (Hessle, 1925)
Species Kefersteinia similis Hessle, 1925 accepted as Hesiospina similis (Hessle, 1925)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Link To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129311
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Bellan, Gérard
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z  changed  Fauchald, Kristian
  
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  Citation: Fauchald, K.; Bellan, G. (2013). Kefersteinia. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129311 on 2013-06-19
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