Capitella capitata (Fabricius, 1780)
(Gallery Worm)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCapitella capitata (Gallery Worm)
GenusCapitella (a genus of polychaetes)
FamilyCAPITELLIDAE (a family of polychaetes)
OrderCAPITELLIDA (lugworms, bamboo worms and relatives)
InfraclassScolecida (an infraclass of annelids)
SubclassSEDENTARIA (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
Blake, J.A. 2009 Redescription of Capitella capitata (Fabricius) from West Greenland and designation of a neotype (Polychaeta, Capitellidae) Zoosymposia Vol 2: 55-80.

Capitella capitata (Gallery Worm) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Capitella capitata (Gallery Worm)
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