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Polychaeta taxon details

Erseia Nygren, Sundkvist, Mikac & Pleijel, 2010

531003  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:531003)

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Nygren, Arne; Sundkvist, Tobias; Mikac, Barbara; Pleijel, Fredrik. 2010. Two new and two poorly known autolytines (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Madeira and the Mediterranean Sea. Zootaxa 2640: 35–52., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02640p052f.pdf
page(s): 42 [details]   
Etymology Erseia is named in honour of Christer Erséus for his contributions to annelid phylogeny and taxonomy. The name is also...  
Etymology Erseia is named in honour of Christer Erséus for his contributions to annelid phylogeny and taxonomy. The name is also intended as a "play on words", one of Erséus' distinguishing features. Gender masculine.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta Database. Erseia Nygren, Sundkvist, Mikac & Pleijel, 2010. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531003 on 2024-04-19
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2010-10-10 02:59:13Z
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original description Nygren, Arne; Sundkvist, Tobias; Mikac, Barbara; Pleijel, Fredrik. 2010. Two new and two poorly known autolytines (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Madeira and the Mediterranean Sea. Zootaxa 2640: 35–52., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02640p052f.pdf
page(s): 42 [details]   
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Diagnosis Procerini with only 1-2 unidentate simple chaetae in all chaetigers, and a trepan with single large, and 25-28 smaller teeth. [details]

Etymology Erseia is named in honour of Christer Erséus for his contributions to annelid phylogeny and taxonomy. The name is also intended as a "play on words", one of Erséus' distinguishing features. Gender masculine.  [details]