Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Hutchings, Patricia A. and Glasby, C.J. 1990. Additional new species of the family Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from Western Australia, with a key to all described species of the region, in F.E. Wells, D.I. Walker, H. Kirkman and R. Lethbridge eds., Proceedings of the Third International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Albany, Western Australia: Perth, Western Australian Museum, p. 251-289. page(s): 283 [details]
additional source
Hutchings, Patricia A. (1997). The Terebellidae (Polychaeta) of Northern Australia with a key to all the described species of the region. pages 133-161, 7 figures. IN: Hanley, J.R.; Caswell, G.; Megirian, D.; Larson, H.K. (Eds.). <em>Proceedings of the Sixth International Biological Workshop. The marine flora and fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia.</em> Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory and the Australian Marine Sciences Association. Darwin, Australia. page(s): 157 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Hutchings & Glasby (1990: 283): ''Peristomial eye spots present or absent. Branchiae absent. Lateral lobes absent. Notopodia begin on segment 4 and continue for 16 segments. Notosetae mixture of smooth-tipped, broad-bladed capillaries and capillaries with finely denticulated margins. Neuropodia from segment 5, (setiger 2); uncini arranged in double rows on posterior thorax and part of abdomen.'' [details]
Etymology The generic epithet Pseudoproclea is composed by the Latin prefix of Greek origin pseudo-, meaning 'false' or 'fake', and the name of the genus Proclea Saint-Joseph, 1894, and ''the new generic name reflects the presumed close relationship between this genus and Proclea'' (Hutchings & Glasby, 1990: 283). [details]
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