TY - JOUR AB - A review of the classification of the Class Polychaeta (Annelida) with comments on the characters used to identify the different included taxa has led to the recognition of seventeen orders. All taxa down to the generic level are defined and a phylogenetic sequence suggested. Keys are presented to the families and genera of the Polychaetes. A1 - Fauchald, K JO - Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series N1 - World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb) SP - 28:1 EP - 188 C1 - 28:1-188 TI - The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera UR - http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf PY - 1977 Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -