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Paraxionice Fauchald, 1972

325264  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325264)

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Paraxionice artifex Fauchald, 1972 (type by original designation)

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Fauchald, K. (1972). Benthic polychaetous annelids from deep water off western Mexico and adjacent areas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 7: 1-575., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6207
page(s): 318-319 [details]   
Etymology The generic name Paraxionice is composed by the prefix of Greek origin para-, meaning 'close to', and the name of the genus...  
Etymology The generic name Paraxionice is composed by the prefix of Greek origin para-, meaning 'close to', and the name of the genus Axionice Malmgren, 1866, referring to its similarity with this genus: ''Paraxionice resembles Axionice Malmgren (1866) and Pista Malmgren (1866) in the structure of the branchiae and the shape of the body'' (Fauchald, 1972: 319).  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Paraxionice Fauchald, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325264 on 2024-03-19
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Fauchald, K. (1972). Benthic polychaetous annelids from deep water off western Mexico and adjacent areas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 7: 1-575., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6207
page(s): 318-319 [details]   

context source (Deepsea) Fauchald, K. (1972). Benthic polychaetous annelids from deep water off western Mexico and adjacent areas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 7: 1-575., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6207 [details]   
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Etymology The generic name Paraxionice is composed by the prefix of Greek origin para-, meaning 'close to', and the name of the genus Axionice Malmgren, 1866, referring to its similarity with this genus: ''Paraxionice resembles Axionice Malmgren (1866) and Pista Malmgren (1866) in the structure of the branchiae and the shape of the body'' (Fauchald, 1972: 319).  [details]