Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta > Subclass Sedentaria > Infraclass Scolecida > Family Arenicolidae > Genus Arenicola

Arenicola cristata Stimpson, 1856

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Arenicola*	Lamarck, 1801	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Stimpson, W. 1856. On some remarkable marine Invertebrates inhabiting the shores of South Carolina. Proceedings of the Boston Society for Natural History, 5: 110-117.
basis of record	Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 214-231
additional source	Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp.
additional source	Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta
additional source	Fauchald, K., A. Granados-Barba, and V. Solís-Weiss. 2009. Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	Ashworth, James Hartley 1912. Catalogue of the Chaetopoda in the British Museum. A. Polychaeta: Part 1. Arenicolidae. 1-175. British Museum of Natural History. London.
additional source	Chhapgar, B. F. and Sane, S. R. 2001. Taxonomic status of the Bombay lugworm, Arenicola (Annelida: Polychaeta). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 98(2): 306-308.
additional source	ITIS database

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (133 publications)
GBIF

Citation

WoRMS (2014). Arenicola cristata Stimpson, 1856. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2014) World Polychaeta database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129866