Polychaeta name details
original description
Leidy, J. (1855). Contributions towards a knowledge of the marine Invertebrate fauna of the coasts of Rhode Island and New Jersey. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(2) no. 11: 135-152, pls. 10-11. (xii-1855)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36848120 page(s): 144 [details]
source of synonymy
Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. page(s): 410 [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy
Verrill, A.E. (1881). New England Annelida. Part I. Historical sketch, with annotated lists of the species hitherto recorded. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 4: 285-324., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7476851 page(s): 290 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Leidy (1855) "Body cylindrical, narrowed posteriorly; no lateral pinnae; segments numerous; those anteriorly furnished with a few, simple, cylindrical, lateral tentaculae; anterior segments with four rows of simple setae in fascicles; succeeding few segments with two rows of simple setre, and two rows of cochleariform podal spines; posterior segments with four rows of cochleariform spines. Upper lip distinct, conical, eyes none." [details]
Synonymy Leidy's description is clearly a description of a Dodecaceria. The synonymy was soon pointed out by Verrill (1881:290) [details]
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