Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta > Subclass Sedentaria > Infraclass Canalipalpata > Order Spionida > Suborder Spioniformia > Family Longosomatidae > Genus Heterospio

Heterospio longissima Ehlers, 1874

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Heterospio*	Ehlers, 1874	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Ehlers, E. 1874. Annulata nova vel minus cognita in Expeditione 'Porcupine' capta. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ser. 4, 13: 292-298.
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	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	Uebelacker and Johnson (eds.), 1984
additional source	ITIS database

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelid Collection
GBIF

Citation

WoRMS (2014). Heterospio longissima Ehlers, 1874. 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:130207