WoRMS name details
Onuphis gygis Paxton, 1979
330130 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330130)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Paxton, Hannelore. (1979). Taxonomy and aspects of the life history of Australian beachworms (Polychaeta: Onuphidae. <em>Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research.</em> 30: 265-294., available online at https://www.publish.csiro.au/MF/MF9790265
page(s): 283-284, figs. 34-42 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 283-284, figs. 34-42 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype AM AMS W.15103, geounit Fraser Island
, Note Fraser Island, 25.3667, 153.05 (c. 25"22'S.,...
Holotype AM AMS W.15103, geounit Fraser Island [details]
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Type locality Fraser Island, 25.3667, 153.05 (c. 25"22'S., 153"03'E., sandy beach at mouth of Urang Creek, Queensland, Australia [details]
Etymology Onuphis gygis is named for Gyges (feminine gygis), one of the three hecatoncheires (hundred-armed giants) in Greek...
Etymology Onuphis gygis is named for Gyges (feminine gygis), one of the three hecatoncheires (hundred-armed giants) in Greek mythology, because the anterior cirri look like arms! [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Onuphis gygis Paxton, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330130 on 2024-04-16
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Paxton, Hannelore. (1979). Taxonomy and aspects of the life history of Australian beachworms (Polychaeta: Onuphidae. <em>Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research.</em> 30: 265-294., available online at https://www.publish.csiro.au/MF/MF9790265
page(s): 283-284, figs. 34-42 [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy Paxton, Hannelore. (1986). Generic revision and relationships of the family Onuphidae (Annelida: Polychaeta). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 38(1): 1-74., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.38.1986.175 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 283-284, figs. 34-42 [details] Available for editors
[request] source of synonymy Paxton, Hannelore. (1986). Generic revision and relationships of the family Onuphidae (Annelida: Polychaeta). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 38(1): 1-74., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.38.1986.175 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM AMS W.15103, geounit Fraser Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Onuphis gygis is named for Gyges (feminine gygis), one of the three hecatoncheires (hundred-armed giants) in Greek mythology, because the anterior cirri look like arms! [details]Type locality Fraser Island, 25.3667, 153.05 (c. 25"22'S., 153"03'E., sandy beach at mouth of Urang Creek, Queensland, Australia [details]
