Polychaeta name details
original description
Johnston, George. (1839). Miscellanea Zoologica. The British Nereides.[article 24] [Continued from vol. iii p. 295]. <em>Annals of Natural History or Magazine of Zoology, Botany and Geology.</em> (series 1) 4 (issue 24) [December 1839]: 224-232, plates VI-VII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3386335 page(s): 231 [details]
source of synonymy
San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The generic name derives from the Greek adjective Ioeides, meaning 'blue or violet-coloured', and was given by Michael Dayton (1563-1631) to one of his Naiades, in his poem Poly-Olbion (1612): "Ioida, which preserves the azure violets" (Poly-Olbion, song 20). [details]
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