WoRMS name details
original description
Kinberg, J.G.H. (1866 [or 1867]). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 23(9): 337-357., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32287795 page(s): 340 [details]
source of synonymy
Light, William J. H. (1991). Systematic revision of the genera of the polychaete subfamily Maldaninae Arwidsson. <em>Ophelia, supplement.</em> 5 (Systematics, Biology and Morphology of World Polychaeta): 133-146. page(s): 136; note: replacement name Chirimia for Chrysothemis homonym [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Not stated by Kinberg, but many of his names come from Greco-Roman mythology and history. Chrysothemis or Khrysothemis is a name ascribed to several characters in Greek mythology, mostly female [details]
Grammatical gender Assumed feminine as most 'Chrysothemis' in ancient Greece history and mythology were female [details]
Homonymy Replacement name Chirimia Light for Chrysothemis which is a junior homonym to Chrysothemis Berendt 1845 in Arthropoda:Insecta [details]
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