World Polychaeta Database - Raficiba Fitzhugh, 2001

Polychaeta taxon details

Raficiba Fitzhugh, 2001

AphiaID

325090 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325090)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Raficiba barryi Fitzhugh, 2001

Parent

Fabriciinae Rioja, 1923

Original name

Raficiba Fitzhugh, 2001

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Species Raficiba barryi Fitzhugh, 2001

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Fitzhugh, K. 2001. A new deep-water genus and species of Fabriciinae fanworm (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) from Antarctica. Contributions in Science (Los Angeles), 491: 1-8., available online at http://www.nhm.org/site/sites/default/files/pdf/contrib_science/CS491.pdf [details]

Descriptive notes

Etymology Raficiba genus is an anagram of genus Fabricia Blainville, the type genus of the subfamily, Fabriciinae

Etymology Raficiba genus is an anagram of genus Fabricia Blainville, the type genus of the subfamily, Fabriciinae [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Raficiba Fitzhugh, 2001. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325090 on 2026-08-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-03-05 14:39:51Z

created

Fauchald, Kristian

2008-03-26 11:36:43Z

changed

Fauchald, Kristian

2025-07-25 08:52:26Z

changed

Read, Geoffrey

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original description Fitzhugh, K. 2001. A new deep-water genus and species of Fabriciinae fanworm (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) from Antarctica. Contributions in Science (Los Angeles), 491: 1-8., available online at http://www.nhm.org/site/sites/default/files/pdf/contrib_science/CS491.pdf [details]

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Etymology Raficiba genus is an anagram of genus Fabricia Blainville, the type genus of the subfamily, Fabriciinae [details]

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