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Polychaeta name detailsMooresamytha Williams, 1987
1668454 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1668454)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (subjective synonym)
Genus
Samytha bioculata Moore, 1906 accepted as Amphisamytha bioculata (Moore, 1906) (type by original designation)
marine,
recent only
Williams, Susan J. (1987). Taxonomic Notes on some Ampharetidae (Polychaeta) from Southern California. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 7: 251-258.
page(s): 256-257 [details]
Etymology Mooresamytha is named after Moore (J Percy Moore) combined with Samytha, which is since splt into further genera, with...
Etymology Mooresamytha is named after Moore (J Percy Moore) combined with Samytha, which is since splt into further genera, with Samytha bioculata Moore, 1906, becoming the type species of Mooresamytha. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Mooresamytha Williams, 1987. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1668454 on 2026-06-01
Date action by
original description
Williams, Susan J. (1987). Taxonomic Notes on some Ampharetidae (Polychaeta) from Southern California. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 7: 251-258.
page(s): 256-257 [details] source of synonymy Hilbig, Brigitte 2000. Family Ampharetidae Malmgren, 1867. pages 169-230. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul Valentich. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 7 - The Annelida Part 4. Polychaeta: Fabelligeridae to Sternaspidae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara page(s): 190; note: with Amphisamytha Hessle, 1917 [details] From editor or global species database
Etymology Mooresamytha is named after Moore (J Percy Moore) combined with Samytha, which is since splt into further genera, with Samytha bioculata Moore, 1906, becoming the type species of Mooresamytha. [details]
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