Polychaeta name details
original description
Londoño-Mesa, Mario H. (2009). Terebellidae (Polychaeta: Terebellida) from the Grand Caribbean region. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2320: 1-93., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02320p093f.pdf page(s): 71-72 [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy
Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos; Fitzhugh, Kirk; Hutchings, Pat; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2017). Phylogenetic analysis of the family Telothelepodidae Nogueira, Fitzhugh & Hutchings, 2013 (Annelida: Terebelliformia). <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 1-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2017.1283526 page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Londoño-Mesa (2009: 71): "Tentacles of two types, each type in different group; short and thin tentacles on wide separated transverse membrane, dorsally attached to upper lip; and long and thick tentacles in two lateral groups on base of upper lip; two pairs of branchiae as long, thin, sessile filaments, from segment 2; eyespots present in two lateral groups; notopodial glandular tissue on segments 4–7; lateral lappets absent; notopodia from segment 3; notochaetae of two types, short smooth, unilimbate, curved distally; and long, straight, unilimbate; neuropodia with uncini avicular in single rows from segment 10." [details]
Etymology "This genus is dedicated to Dr. Henry Kritzler, a passionate taxonomist of terebellids from the Caribbean region." (Londoño-Mesa, 2009: 71). [details]
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