WoRMS taxon details
original description
Hanley, J. Russell 1989. Revision of the scaleworm genera Arctonoe Chamberlin and Gastolepidia Schmarda (Polychaeta: Polynoidae) with the erection of a new subfamily Arctonoinae. The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences, 6(1): 1-34., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55714509 page(s): 26-27 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the association with a Linckia asteroid. Author: "generic name refers to the relationship between the polynoid and its asteroid host, from the Greek aster (star) and phile (love)." [details]
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