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Ceratocephale Malmgren, 1867

129371  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129371)

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Malmgren, A.J. (1867). Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergiæ, Grœnlandiæ, Islandiæ et Scandinaviæ. Hactenus Cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingforslæ. 127 pp. & XIV plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358
page(s): 60-61 [details]   
Etymology Malmgren (1867) has given a footnote to the heading of 'Ceratocephale' in which he indicates the two Greek words from which...  
Etymology Malmgren (1867) has given a footnote to the heading of 'Ceratocephale' in which he indicates the two Greek words from which he derived the name. It is not easily readable, but looks like (transliterated) keras and kephal, indicating a horned head [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta database. Ceratocephale Malmgren, 1867. Accessed through: Kennedy, M.K., L. Van Guelpen, G. Pohle, L. Bajona (Eds.) (2021) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129371 on 2024-04-16
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2024). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Ceratocephale Malmgren, 1867. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129371 on 2024-04-16
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2006-09-07 06:51:43Z
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Martinez, Olga
2008-03-04 10:31:00Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Malmgren, A.J. (1867). Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergiæ, Grœnlandiæ, Islandiæ et Scandinaviæ. Hactenus Cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingforslæ. 127 pp. & XIV plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358
page(s): 60-61 [details]   

taxonomy source Banse, Karl. (1977). Gymnonereidinae new subfamily: the Nereididae (Polychaeta) with bifid parapodial neurocirri. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 11(6): 609-628., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937700770541 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]   

additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]   
 
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Etymology Malmgren (1867) has given a footnote to the heading of 'Ceratocephale' in which he indicates the two Greek words from which he derived the name. It is not easily readable, but looks like (transliterated) keras and kephal, indicating a horned head [details]

Spelling The correct (original) spelling was 'Ceratocephale' but 'Ceratocephala' (qv entry) became widely used, because the journal version of Malmgren's monograph used Ceratocephala, indicating the work was typeset twice (or corrections were made for the journal version). The book version was published first. Banse (1977: 613-614) explains the issue in detail. He writes "We assume that the book became available first and was hence also printed first, so that the valid name is Ceratocephale. The later confusion about the spelling persisted because many authors knew only of the journal article ..." [details]
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