WoRMS taxon details
Terebrasabella Fitzhugh & Rouse, 1999
325092 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325092)
accepted
Genus
Terebrasabella heterouncinata Fitzhugh & Rouse, 1999 (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Fitzhugh, K. & Rouse, G. W. (1999). A remarkable new genus and species of fan worm (Polychaeta: Sabellidae: Sabellinae) associated with marine gastropodes. <em>Invertebrate Biology.</em> 118(4): 357-390. [details]
Etymology Authors: "based on a combination of the Latin terebra, borer, and the stem name, Sabella, for the subfamily." Gender...
Etymology Authors: "based on a combination of the Latin terebra, borer, and the stem name, Sabella, for the subfamily." Gender unstated, but authors use a feminine-suffix adjectival species-group name, heterouncinata, and previous names ending in Sabella are feminine. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Terebrasabella Fitzhugh & Rouse, 1999. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325092 on 2024-03-28
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original description
Fitzhugh, K. & Rouse, G. W. (1999). A remarkable new genus and species of fan worm (Polychaeta: Sabellidae: Sabellinae) associated with marine gastropodes. <em>Invertebrate Biology.</em> 118(4): 357-390. [details]
taxonomy source Murray, Anna; Rouse, Greg W. (2007). Two new species of Terebrasabella (Annelida: Sabellidae: Sabellinae) from Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1434: 51-68., available online at http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01434p068f.pdf
page(s): 52; note: modified diagnosis of genus [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source Murray, Anna; Rouse, Greg W. (2007). Two new species of Terebrasabella (Annelida: Sabellidae: Sabellinae) from Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1434: 51-68., available online at http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01434p068f.pdf
page(s): 52; note: modified diagnosis of genus [details] Available for editors [request]
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Etymology Authors: "based on a combination of the Latin terebra, borer, and the stem name, Sabella, for the subfamily." Gender unstated, but authors use a feminine-suffix adjectival species-group name, heterouncinata, and previous names ending in Sabella are feminine. [details]Grammatical gender Not stated, but compound names ending in Sabella are feminine as Sabella itself is feminine, based on treatment by authors of the time and the existence of Sabella as a female personal name [details]