WoRMS taxon details
Dodecamastus Blake, 2000
325765 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325765)
accepted
Genus
Dodecamastus mariaensis Blake, 2000 (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, J.A. 2000. Family Capitellidae Grube, 1862. pages 47-96. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul Valentich. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 7 - The Annelida Part 4. Polychaeta: Fabelligeridae to Sternaspidae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 63-64 [details]
page(s): 63-64 [details]
Etymology Not stated. The generic name is composed by the Greek prefix dodeca-, meaning 'twelve', and the Greek root mastus, commonly...
Etymology Not stated. The generic name is composed by the Greek prefix dodeca-, meaning 'twelve', and the Greek root mastus, commonly used to form generic names in the family Capitellidae, and presumably refers to the presence of 12 thoracic chaetigers in the genus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Dodecamastus Blake, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325765 on 2024-04-18
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original description
Blake, J.A. 2000. Family Capitellidae Grube, 1862. pages 47-96. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul Valentich. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 7 - The Annelida Part 4. Polychaeta: Fabelligeridae to Sternaspidae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 63-64 [details]
page(s): 63-64 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Blake (2000: 63): ''Prostomium short, conical; eyes absent. Thorax with achaetous peristomium, 12 setigers; neurosetae present on setiger 1. Noto- and neurosetae of setigers 1-10 with capillaries only, setigers 11-12 hooded hooks in noto- and neuropodia; abdominal setigers with hooded hooks. Branchiae present. Pygidium without appendages.'' [details]Etymology Not stated. The generic name is composed by the Greek prefix dodeca-, meaning 'twelve', and the Greek root mastus, commonly used to form generic names in the family Capitellidae, and presumably refers to the presence of 12 thoracic chaetigers in the genus. [details]
