WoRMS name details
Matla Stephenson, 1908
325893 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325893)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Genus
- Species Matla bengalensis Stephenson, 1908 accepted as Capitella capitata (Fabricius, 1780) (subjective synonym)
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Stephenson, J. (1908). The fauna of brackish ponds at Port Canning, Lower Bengal. Part VIII.—Preliminary description of an oligochæte worm of uncertain position. <em>Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> 2(1): 39-42., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35163802
page(s): 39-42 [details]
page(s): 39-42 [details]
Etymology Genus named Matla after the native name of Port Canning (West Bengal, India), where the type species of the genus was found.
Etymology Genus named Matla after the native name of Port Canning (West Bengal, India), where the type species of the genus was found. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Matla Stephenson, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325893 on 2024-09-20
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Stephenson, J. (1908). The fauna of brackish ponds at Port Canning, Lower Bengal. Part VIII.—Preliminary description of an oligochæte worm of uncertain position. <em>Records of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> 2(1): 39-42., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35163802
page(s): 39-42 [details]
page(s): 39-42 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Genus named Matla after the native name of Port Canning (West Bengal, India), where the type species of the genus was found. [details]