WoRMS taxon details
Tetrapalpia San Martín, Hutchings & Aguado, 2008
760015 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:760015)
accepted
Genus
Opisthosyllis dorsoaciculata Hartmann-Schröder, 1991 accepted as Tetrapalpia dorsoaciculata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1991) (type by subsequent designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
San Martín, G.; Hutchings, P.A.; Aguado, M.T. 2008. Syllinae (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Australia. Part 1. Genera <i>Branchiosyllis</i>, <i>Eurysyllis</i>, <i>Karroonsyllis</i>, <i>Parasphaerosyllis</i>, <i>Plakosyllis</i>, <i>Rhopalosyllis</i>, <i>Tetrapalpia</i> n.gen., and <i>Xenosyllis</i>. Records of the Australian Museum 60: 119-160
page(s): 151 [details]
page(s): 151 [details]
Etymology The generic name derives from the Latin Tetra, meaning four, in reference to the appearance of having four palps present...
Etymology The generic name derives from the Latin Tetra, meaning four, in reference to the appearance of having four palps present rather than the two typical for the family. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Tetrapalpia San Martín, Hutchings & Aguado, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=760015 on 2024-03-19
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original description
San Martín, G.; Hutchings, P.A.; Aguado, M.T. 2008. Syllinae (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Australia. Part 1. Genera <i>Branchiosyllis</i>, <i>Eurysyllis</i>, <i>Karroonsyllis</i>, <i>Parasphaerosyllis</i>, <i>Plakosyllis</i>, <i>Rhopalosyllis</i>, <i>Tetrapalpia</i> n.gen., and <i>Xenosyllis</i>. Records of the Australian Museum 60: 119-160
page(s): 151 [details]
page(s): 151 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The generic name derives from the Latin Tetra, meaning four, in reference to the appearance of having four palps present rather than the two typical for the family. [details]