World Polychaeta Database - Proeulepethus Pettibone, 1986

Polychaeta taxon details

Proeulepethus Pettibone, 1986

AphiaID

324817 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:324817)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Proeulepethus clarki Pettibone, 1986 (type by original designation)

Parent

Eulepethidae Chamberlin, 1919

Orig. name

Proeulepethus Pettibone, 1986

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Species Proeulepethus challengeriae (McIntosh, 1885)
Species Proeulepethus clarki Pettibone, 1986
Species Proeulepethus payungu Woolley & Wilson, 2011

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Pettibone, Marian H. (1986). Additions to the family Eulepethidae Chamberlin (Polychaeta: Aphroditacea). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 441: 1-51., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.441
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Descriptive notes

Etymology author: "from the Latin pro (before) plus the generic epithet Eulepethus, indicating its relationship to the eulepethid...

Etymology author: "from the Latin pro (before) plus the generic epithet Eulepethus, indicating its relationship to the eulepethid polychaetes [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Proeulepethus Pettibone, 1986. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=324817 on 2024-04-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2008-03-05 14:39:51Z

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Fauchald, Kristian

2008-03-26 11:36:43Z

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Fauchald, Kristian

2017-02-12 21:27:49Z

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Read, Geoffrey

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Notes (3)

original description Pettibone, Marian H. (1986). Additions to the family Eulepethidae Chamberlin (Polychaeta: Aphroditacea). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 441: 1-51., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.441
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Diagnosis Proeulepethus differs from the other genera of Eulepethidae in having elytra with entire borders, not notched or fimbriated. Detailed diagnosis: Body short, segments up to 39. Elytra 12 pairs, on segments 2, 4, 5, 7, alternate segments to 21, 24; elytra with lateral borders entire, not notched or fimbriated. Dorsal cirri on segments 3 and 6. Branchiae 10-11 pairs, on segments 8, 10, alternate segments to 22, 23, 25, (26). Posterior dorsal lamellae beginning on segments 26-27, continuing posteriorly. Posterior upper neurosetae not enlarged and curved downward. [details]

Etymology author: "from the Latin pro (before) plus the generic epithet Eulepethus, indicating its relationship to the eulepethid polychaetes [details]

Grammatical gender masculine (fide author) [details]