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Polychaeta name detailsNovaquesta Hobson, 1970
157506 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157506)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Genus
Novaquesta trifurcata Hobson, 1970 accepted as Questa trifurcata (Hobson, 1970) (type by original designation)
marine,
recent only
feminine
Hobson, Katharine D. 1970. <i>Novaquesta trifurcata</i>, a new genus and species of the family Questidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. <i>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington</i>, 83(17): 191-194., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34572815 [details]
description Questids with serrated capillary setae, bidentate hooks and trifurcate spines with the middle tine shorter and slenderer...
description Questids with serrated capillary setae, bidentate hooks and trifurcate spines with the middle tine shorter and slenderer than the other; branchiae and anal cirri absent. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Novaquesta Hobson, 1970. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157506 on 2025-04-17
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original description
Hobson, Katharine D. 1970. <i>Novaquesta trifurcata</i>, a new genus and species of the family Questidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. <i>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington</i>, 83(17): 191-194., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34572815 [details]
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] source of synonymy Giere, O.; Erséus, C. (1998). A systematic account of the Questidae (Annelida, Polychaeta), with description of new taxa. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 27(4): 345-360., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1998.tb00466.x [details] Unreviewed
description Questids with serrated capillary setae, bidentate hooks and trifurcate spines with the middle tine shorter and slenderer than the other; branchiae and anal cirri absent. [details]
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