WoRMS name details
Thesmia Kinberg, 1867
326050 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326050)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Genus
Aphrodita flava Pallas, 1766 accepted as Chloeia flava (Pallas, 1766) (type by monotypy)
- Species Thesmia flava (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Chloeia flava (Pallas, 1766) (superseded subsequent recombination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kinberg, Johan Gustaf Hjalmar. (1867). Om Amphinomernas systematik. <em>Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 24(3): 83-91., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32326623
page(s): 86 [details]
page(s): 86 [details]
Etymology The name of the genus probably refers to the Greek mythological name Thesmia or Thesmophoros, the ''law-giver'', a surname...
Etymology The name of the genus probably refers to the Greek mythological name Thesmia or Thesmophoros, the ''law-giver'', a surname of Demeter and Persephone, in honour of whom the Thesmophoria were celebrated at Athens in the month of Pyanepsion (from ''Greek Myth Index''). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Thesmia Kinberg, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326050 on 2024-04-20
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original description
Kinberg, Johan Gustaf Hjalmar. (1867). Om Amphinomernas systematik. <em>Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 24(3): 83-91., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32326623
page(s): 86 [details]
page(s): 86 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis "Setae infra apices inflatae, apicibus setarum dorsualium singulis, ventralium binis et ternis" (Kinberg, 1867: 86). [details]Etymology The name of the genus probably refers to the Greek mythological name Thesmia or Thesmophoros, the ''law-giver'', a surname of Demeter and Persephone, in honour of whom the Thesmophoria were celebrated at Athens in the month of Pyanepsion (from ''Greek Myth Index''). [details]
