Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -79 meters (-258 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Annelida
()
- Lamarck, 1809
- Segmented Worms
- Order:
Scolecida
()
- Family:
Maldanidae
()
- Malmgren, 1867
- Subfamily:
Euclymeninae
()
- Genus:
Euclymene
()
- Verrill, 1900
- Specific name:
lombricoides
- Hering, 1930
- Scientific name: - Euclymene lombricoides Hering, 1930
- Specific name:
lombricoides
- Hering, 1930
- Genus:
Euclymene
(
- Subfamily:
Euclymeninae
(
- Family:
Maldanidae
(
- Order:
Scolecida
(
- Phylum:
Annelida
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Euclymene
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More Info
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Further Reading
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- A monograph on the Polychaeta of southern Africa / By J.H. Day, &c. London: BM(NH), 1967. url p. 637.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: MedOBIS
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: National Comprehensive Oceanographic Survey 1958-1960 (OBIS China)
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 220029
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-67593
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 67593
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 504630
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 125.920 based on 4 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Curator for this page: Eriberto de Assis. Date last reviewed: 12/30/1899
