original description
Fauchald, K. (1982). Revision of <i>Onuphis</i>, <i>Nothria</i>, and <i>Paradiopatra</i> (Polychaeta: Onuphidae) based upon type material. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 356: 1-109., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.356
page(s): 55-56; note: new genus Mooreonuphis for type species Onuphis nebulosa Moore, 1911 [details]
basis of record
Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
additional source
Paxton, Hannelore. (2018). Two new species of Mooreonuphis (Annelida: Onuphidae) from Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4486(4): 589-600., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4486.4.11 [details] Available for editors
identification resource
Rupit-Arteaga, Samantha Karina; Hernández-Alcántara, Pablo; Solís-Weiss, Vivianne. 2013. Description of Mooreonuphis bidentata a new species of Onuphidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Mexican Caribbean with remarks on the distribution of the genus. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 93(04): 981-990
page(s): 988 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Mooreonuphis combines the last name of taxonomist J Percy Moore with that of the earliest described genus in the family, Onuphis. Stated to be feminine [details]
Grammatical gender Feminine. Fauchald states the genus is feminine. [details]