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Pelagomacellicephala Pettibone, 1985

Pelagomacellicephala iliffei Pettibone, 1985 (Polychaeta: Polynoida) from an anchialine cave in the Exuma Cays.

324976  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:324976)

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Pelagomacellicephala iliffei Pettibone, 1985 (type by original designation)

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Pettibone, Marian H. (1985). Polychaete worms from a cave in the Bahamas and from experimental wood panels in deep water of the North Atlantic (Polynoidae, Macellicephalinae, Harmothoinae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 98(1): 127-149., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34648400
page(s): 130-131 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Etymology author: "Pelago, from pelagos, Greek, sea, plus macellicephala, indicating the close relationship of this sea worm to the...  
Etymology author: "Pelago, from pelagos, Greek, sea, plus macellicephala, indicating the close relationship of this sea worm to the type-genus of the subfamily. Gender: feminine. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Pelagomacellicephala Pettibone, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=324976 on 2024-04-16
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2008-03-05 14:39:51Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2015-07-17 09:47:47Z
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2017-01-07 01:40:47Z
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2017-12-10 09:30:08Z
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original description Pettibone, Marian H. (1985). Polychaete worms from a cave in the Bahamas and from experimental wood panels in deep water of the North Atlantic (Polynoidae, Macellicephalinae, Harmothoinae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 98(1): 127-149., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34648400
page(s): 130-131 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
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Etymology author: "Pelago, from pelagos, Greek, sea, plus macellicephala, indicating the close relationship of this sea worm to the type-genus of the subfamily. Gender: feminine. [details]

Grammatical gender author: femimine [details]