Galapagos Species Database

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Gorgoniapolynoe galapagensis Pettibone, 1991

poliquetos, Polychaetes

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Annelida

Class
Polychaeta

Order
Phyllodocida

Suborder
Aphroditiformia

Superfamily
Aphroditoidea

Family
Polynoidae

Genus
Gorgoniapolynoe

Species
galapagensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Pettibone, M.H. (1991) Polynoids commensal with gorgonian and stylasterid corals, with new genus, new combinations and new species (Polychaeta: Polynoidae: Polynoinae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 104(4): 688-713.

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