WoRMS taxon details
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]
From editor or global species database
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]
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