original description
Darboux, J. Gaston. (1900). Recherches sur les Aphroditiens. <em>Bulletin Scientifique de la France et de la Belgique.</em> 33: 1-274., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10710932
page(s): 116 [details]
taxonomy source
Pettibone, M.H. (1969). Revision of the aphroditoid polychaetes of the family Eulepethidae Chamberlin (=Eulepidinae Darboux; =Pareulepidae Hartman). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 41: 1-44., available online at http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/handle/10088/5690 [details]
taxonomy source
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 [details] Available for editors [request]
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
Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Body short, segments about 37. Elytra 12 pairs, on segments 2, 4, 5, 7, alternate segments to 21, 24; elytra with lateral borders notched. Dorsal cirri on segments 3 and 6. Branchiae 12 pairs, on segments 8, 10, alternate segments to 22, 23, 25, 26, 27. Posterior dorsal lamellae beginning on segment 28 and continuing posteriorly. (Pettibone, 1986) [details]
Grammatical gender masculine (fide Pettibone, 1986) [details]