Maupasia

Maupasia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Subclass:	Errantia
Order:	Phyllodocida
Family:	Lopadorrhynchidae
Genus:	Maupasia Viguier, 1886[1]
Type species
Maupasia coeca Viguier, 1886
Species
Maupasia brodskyi Uschakov, 1957 Maupasia coeca Viguier, 1886 Maupasia gracilis (Reibisch, 1893) Maupasia isochaeta (Reibisch, 1895) Maupasia magna Southern, 1909 Maupasia rufa Giard, 1890
Synonyms
Haliplanella Treadwell, 1943 (senior homonym suppressed by ICZN in favour of Haliplanella Hand, 1956) Haliplanes [genus misspelling] (Spelling variation of Halyplanes) Halyplanes Reibisch, 1893 (subjective synonym)

Maupasia is a genus of polychaete worms.

The name is a tribute to French librarian, zoologist and botanist Émile Maupas (1842–1916).