Polychaeta taxon details
original description
San Martín, G. (2002). A new genus and species of Syllidae (Polychaeta) from Australia dorsally brooding eggs by means of compound notochaetae, with comments on external brooding in the family. <i>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington</i>. 115(2): 333-340., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35518696#page/343/mode/1up page(s): 333-336 [details]
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Etymology The name of the genus comes from an aboriginal word 'Nooralie', meaning 'imaginary beings', and refers to the distinctive features of this genus. [details]
Nomenclature Gender of the genus: feminine. [details]
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