WoRMS taxon details
original description
Molina-Acevedo, Isabel C.; Carrera-Parra, Luis F. (2017). Revision of <em>Marphysa</em> de Quatrefages, 1865 and some species of <em>Nicidion</em> Kinberg, 1865 with the erection of a new genus (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) from the Grand Caribbean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4241(1): 1-62., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4241.1.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Etymology Authors: Treadwellphysa is named "after Aaron Louis Treadwell in recognition for his contributions to the knowledge of the eunicids from the Grand Caribbean region. The genus is named by combining his last name adding "physa" as terminal, because most of the species in this new genus were previously described as Marphysa." Gender feminine. [Editor note: Greek 'physa', is a feminine noun meaning bladder or bubble, but the derivation pathway by Quatrefages to the compound word 'Marphysa' is not known]. [details]
Grammatical gender Feminine. As designated by the authors. This follows 'Marphysa', also feminine, where 'physa' is a feminine noun. [details]
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