World Polychaeta Database - Raficiba barryi Fitzhugh, 2001

Polychaeta taxon details

Raficiba barryi Fitzhugh, 2001

AphiaID

331471 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331471)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Raficiba Fitzhugh, 2001

Parent

Raficiba Fitzhugh, 2001

Original name

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]

Type data

Note Pacific Ocean, Ross Sea,...

Unreviewed

Type locality Pacific Ocean, Ross Sea, Antarctica|Antarctica, Ross Sea [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Raficiba barryi Fitzhugh, 2001. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331471 on 2026-09-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-03-17 10:44:16Z

created

Fauchald, Kristian

2008-03-26 11:36:43Z

changed

Fauchald, Kristian

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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]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Specimen Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (POLY 1972) [details]

Type locality Pacific Ocean, Ross Sea, Antarctica|Antarctica, Ross Sea [details]

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