POLYCHAETA Grube, 1850
(polychaete worms and ragworms)

POLYCHAETA (polychaete worms and ragworms) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
ACICULATA
an order of annelids
Order 1 references
AMPHINOMIDA
an order of polychaetes
Order 1 references
CAPITELLIDA
lugworms, bamboo worms and relatives
Order 3 subtaxa 3 references
EUNICIDA
an order of polychaetes
Order 2 subtaxa 1 trophisms 2 references
OPHELIDA
sand and maggot worms
Order 2 subtaxa 2 references
PHYLLODOCIDA
paddle worms, ragworms and sea mice
Order 7 subtaxa 11 references
SABELLIDA
an order of polychaetes
Order 11 subtaxa 24 trophisms 6 references
SPINTHERIDA
an order of polychaetes
Order 1 references
TEREBELLIDA
an order of polychaetes
Order 2 subtaxa 2 trophisms 1 references
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for POLYCHAETA (polychaete worms and ragworms)

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 Faune de France, Faune No 16, 494pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
Fauvel, P. 1923 Polychètes Errantes 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 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 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:

    General Literature

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to POLYCHAETA (polychaete worms and ragworms):

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