Found associated with the coral Palythoa (Hexacorallia). [details]
Verrill created Axiothella as a replacement for the junior homonym Axiothea, but he made Axiothella a subgenus of ... [details]
Verrill (1900) included Praxillella Verrill, 1882, type species P. gracilis (Sars), as a subgenus in Euclymene, ... [details]
Not stated, unknown. Probably shallow water. [details]
Original diagnosis by Verrill (1900: 660-661): ''This is proposed for the following new species which agrees with ... [details]
Original diagnosis by Verrill (1900: 662): "Differs from typical Streblosoma in having 4 clusters of cirriform ... [details]
Western Atlantic Ocean: Bermuda; Gulf of Mexico; Venezuela; probably Curaçao (Hartmann-Schröder, 1980, as ... [details]
Northwestern Atlantic Ocean: Bermuda. Caribbean Sea: Colombia. [details]
Bermuda Archipelago, Bahamas, Atlantic coast of the USA (Georgia), and Gulf of Mexico (Florida and Texas). [details]
Unresolved. The name "Euclymene gracilis" has not been authenticated. It comes from ecological usages (not ... [details]
Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet setosa (masculine: setosus) is a Latin adjective ... [details]
The specific epithet simplex is a Latin word, meaning 'simple', 'not complex'. [details]
Verrill (1900: 657) does not give an etymology, but Axiothella is presumed to be derived as a modified form of ... [details]
The specific epithet lamellifera refers to the leaf-like gill present in the anterior side of th parapodia. [details]
The generic name Desmosyllis derives from the Greek prefix 'desmo', meaning 'bonds', 'or 'connections', and the ... [details]
The specific epithet longisetosa refers to the long chaetae of the species, with those of the anterior chaetigers ... [details]
Not stated. The subgeneric epithet Polymniella is composed by the generic name Polymnia Malmgren, 1867, followed by ... [details]
The subgeneric name Synsyllis derives from the Greek prefix 'syn', meaning 'with' or 'together', and the generic ... [details]
The specific epithet longigularis derives from the Latin words longi, meaning 'long', and gularis, meaning ... [details]
The specific epithet viridula is a Letin word derived from viridis, meaning 'greenish', nad making reference to the ... [details]
The name of the genus Grubeosyllis is composed with the name of the German zoologist Adolph Edward Grube (b. ... [details]
The specific epithet nitidula is the Latin word for 'somewhat elegant' or 'trim', and probably refers to the "very ... [details]
The specific epithet rugulosa is the Latin feminine word for 'wrinkled', and refers to the minute conical papillae ... [details]
The specific epithet cephalata refers to the prominent and thick head of the species, with very large palps. [details]
The specific epithet palpata refers to the very large and thick, subovate palps of the species. [details]
The generic name Hemisyllis derives from the Latin prefix hemi-, meaning half, and the generic name Syllis, making ... [details]
The specific epithet dispar is the Latin word for 'different', 'unlike', 'unequal'. [details]
The specific epithet brachydonta derives from the Latin prefix brachi-, meaning 'short', and the Greek word donta, ... [details]
The specific epithet enopla is the neuter plural of the Latin word enoplos, meaning 'armed' and making reference to ... [details]
The specific epithet nuchalis refers to the thin collar formed by the buccal segment, "conspicuous on the sides, ... [details]
The subspecific epithet gularis is a Latin word derived from gula and meaning 'thorat'. [details]
Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet tenuis is a Latin adjective meaning 'thin', 'slender' ... [details]
The specific epithet exigua refers to the small and very slender size of the species. [details]
The specific epithet nitida, feminine gender for the Latin word nitidus, meaning bright, refers to the plain ... [details]
The specifc epithet annularis refers to the pigmentation of the species, with the cirri appearing "distinctly ... [details]
The specifc epithet catenula (Latin word for little or small) refers to the small size of the species. [details]
The specific epithet cincinnata is the feminine gender of the Latin word for curly, referring to the coiled and ... [details]
The specific epithet corallicola refers to the fact that the species is common in the cavities of dead corals, from ... [details]
The subspecific epithet lineolata refers to the presence of a narrow brown line that crosses each anterior segment, ... [details]
The specific epithet diplomorpha is composed by the Greek words 'diplo', meaning double, and 'morphos', meaning ... [details]
The specific epithet grandigularis refers to the very large size of the pharynx and proventricle. [details]
The specific epithet jugularis is Late Latin for 'throat' and refers to the long and slender pharynx of the species. [details]
The specific epithet attenuata refers to the gradually decrease in size of the dorsal cirri to the end of the body. [details]
The specific epithet fertilis refers to the fact that the type specimen had its body, from about the 33rd segment, ... [details]
The specific epithet tenella is the Latin word for delicate or tender. [details]
On and inside sponges. Verrill (1900) stated that probably ocurred in dead corals. [details]
In sponges. Specimens from Colombia found inside the sponge Ircinia campana (Lamarck, 1816), collected between 6-8 ... [details]
Probably in dead corals at shallow water, but common swimming at the surface of the water when mating. [details]
Common among corallines and in dead corals. [details]
Among the zooids of Palythoa mammillosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (Hexacorallia), at low tide. [details]
Common in the cavities of dead corals, from the reefs, and also in corallines. [details]
Common in the cavities of dead corals, from the reefs, and also in corallines. [details]