APHRODITIDAE Malmgren, 1867
(sea mice)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyAPHRODITIDAE (sea mice)
SuborderAPHRODITIFORMIA (a suborder of annelids)
OrderPHYLLODOCIDA (paddle worms, ragworms and sea mice)
SubclassERRANTIA (a subclass of annelids)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Barnich, R. 2011 Identification of scale worms of British and Irish waters 52pp
Chambers, S. 1985 *** Polychaetes from Scottish waters: a guide to identification Pt 2: Families Aphroditidae, Sigaliunidae and Polyodontidae ***(Superseded) 38pp, Royal Scottish Museum Studies
Tebble, N. & Chambers, S. 1982 *** Polychaetes from Scottish waters: a guide to identification Pt 1: Family Polynoidae ***(Superseded) 73pp, NMSE Publishing

APHRODITIDAE (sea mice) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for APHRODITIDAE (sea mice)
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