Polychaeta name details
original description
Johnston, G. (1865). A catalogue of the British non-parasitical worms in the collection of the British Museum. <em>[book].</em> 1-365. British Museum. London. [See also separate entry for Baird supplement]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12291 page(s): 278 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Fiege et al (2000: 222) suggested Maea was named after a "classical city" in Çanakkale Bogazi, Turkey. However, it is more likely simply derived from a classical Greek female name. For instance in mythology Maea was the name of a daughter of Atlas, leader of the Titan gods. [details]
Grammatical gender Unstated but is feminine as Maea is a Greek-origin female name [details]
Taxonomy Johnston tentatively placed Maea in "?Maeadae" [details]
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