WoRMS taxon details
Disconatis Hanley & Burke, 1988
324940 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:324940)
accepted
Genus
Disconatis contubernalis Hanley & Burke, 1988 (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hanley, J. Russell and Burke, Melanie 1988. A new genus and species of commensal scaleworm (Polychaeta: Polynoidae). The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences, 5(1): 5-15.
page(s): 5-8 [details]
page(s): 5-8 [details]
Etymology authors: "the generic name alludes to the distinctive shape of the pygidium"
Etymology authors: "the generic name alludes to the distinctive shape of the pygidium" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Disconatis Hanley & Burke, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=324940 on 2024-05-24
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original description
Hanley, J. Russell and Burke, Melanie 1988. A new genus and species of commensal scaleworm (Polychaeta: Polynoidae). The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences, 5(1): 5-15.
page(s): 5-8 [details]
page(s): 5-8 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology authors: "the generic name alludes to the distinctive shape of the pygidium" [details]