WoRMS taxon details
Parapterosyllis Hartmann-Schröder, 1960
325051 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325051)
accepted
Genus
Parapterosyllis sexoculata Hartmann-Schröder, 1960 (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1960. Polychaeten aus dem Roten Meer. Kieler Meeresforschungen, 16(1): 69-125., available online at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001489/148944mo.pdf
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Etymology The name of the genus Parapteropsyllis is formed by the apposition of the prefix of Greek origin 'para-', meaning...
Etymology The name of the genus Parapteropsyllis is formed by the apposition of the prefix of Greek origin 'para-', meaning 'resembling' or 'near', to Pterosyllis, to highlight the similarity between the two genera. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Parapterosyllis Hartmann-Schröder, 1960. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325051 on 2024-11-09
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original description
Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1960. Polychaeten aus dem Roten Meer. Kieler Meeresforschungen, 16(1): 69-125., available online at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001489/148944mo.pdf
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Hartmann-Schröder (1960): "Prostomium mit flügelförmigen Nuchalwülsten am Hinterrand wie Pterosyllis; Palpen getrennt; Antennen und Cirren gegliedert; Pharynx unbewaffnet; Magen mit Drüsenringen; Borsten zusammengesetzt, mit falcigerem Endglied. [details]Diagnosis Diagnosis by Fauchald (1977): Three antennae and two pairs of tentacular cirri. Prostomium with paired posteriorly directed nuchal lappets. All appendages articulated. Eversible pharynx armed." [details]
Etymology The name of the genus Parapteropsyllis is formed by the apposition of the prefix of Greek origin 'para-', meaning 'resembling' or 'near', to Pterosyllis, to highlight the similarity between the two genera. [details]
