WoRMS name details
Amathys Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996
325198 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325198)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Genus
Amathys lutzi Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996 accepted as Amphisamytha lutzi (Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996) (type by original designation)
Species Amathys lutzi Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996 accepted as Amphisamytha lutzi (Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996) (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Desbruyères, D. and Laubier, L. 1996. A new genus and species of ampharetid polychaete from deep-sea hydrothermal vent community in the Azores triple-junction area. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 109(2): 248-255. [details]
Etymology Amathys is an anagram of Samytha. Gender is male. However there was an existing similar-sounding anagram in the form of the...
Etymology Amathys is an anagram of Samytha. Gender is male. However there was an existing similar-sounding anagram in the form of the genus Amythas authored by Benham. This has understandably been a source of confusion and error subsequently [G Read comment]. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2023). World Polychaeta Database. Amathys Desbruyères & Laubier, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325198 on 2023-02-04
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original description
Desbruyères, D. and Laubier, L. 1996. A new genus and species of ampharetid polychaete from deep-sea hydrothermal vent community in the Azores triple-junction area. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 109(2): 248-255. [details]
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Etymology Amathys is an anagram of Samytha. Gender is male. However there was an existing similar-sounding anagram in the form of the genus Amythas authored by Benham. This has understandably been a source of confusion and error subsequently [G Read comment]. [details]
