Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta > Subclass Polychaeta incertae sedis > Family Apharyngtidae > Genus Apharyngtus

Apharyngtus punicus Westheide, 1971

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Apharyngtus*	Westheide, 1971	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Westheide, Wilfried. (1971). Apharyngtus punicus nov. gen. nov. spec., ein aberranter Archiannelide aus dem mesopsammal der tunesischen mittelmeerküste [Apharyngtus punicus nov. gen. nov. spec., an aberrant Archiannelid from the Mesopsammal of the Tunisian Coast of the Mediterranean.]. Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens. 6: 233-249.
additional source	Riser, N.W. (1984). General observations on the intertidal interstitial fauna of New Zealand. Tane. 30: 239-250.
additional source	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: 214-231.
status source	Westheide, Wilfried. (2019). Apharyngtus Westheide, 1971. [Book section]. Chapt 7 Pleistoannelida, section 7.1.2: 234-237 In: Handbook of Zoology [Annelida. Basal groups and Pleistoannelida, Sedentaria 1, edited by W. Westheide and G. Purschke.

Genbank

Citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Apharyngtus punicus Westheide, 1971. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129997