WoRMS name details
Maea Johnston, 1865
325168 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325168)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Genus
Maea mirabilis Johnston, 1865 accepted as Magelona mirabilis (Johnston, 1865) (type by monotypy)
- Species Maea mirabilis Johnston, 1865 accepted as Magelona mirabilis (Johnston, 1865) (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Johnston, G. (1865). A catalogue of the British non-parasitical worms in the collection of the British Museum. <em>[book].</em> 1-365. British Museum. London. [See also separate entry for Baird supplement]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12291
page(s): 278 [details]
page(s): 278 [details]
Etymology Fiege et al (2000: 222) suggested Maea was named after a "classical city" in Çanakkale Bogazi, Turkey. However, it is more...
Taxonomy Johnston tentatively placed Maea in "?Maeadae"
Etymology Fiege et al (2000: 222) suggested Maea was named after a "classical city" in Çanakkale Bogazi, Turkey. However, it is more likely simply derived from a classical Greek female name. For instance in mythology Maea was the name of a daughter of Atlas, leader of the Titan gods. [details]
Taxonomy Johnston tentatively placed Maea in "?Maeadae"
Taxonomy Johnston tentatively placed Maea in "?Maeadae" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Maea Johnston, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325168 on 2024-11-21
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Johnston, G. (1865). A catalogue of the British non-parasitical worms in the collection of the British Museum. <em>[book].</em> 1-365. British Museum. London. [See also separate entry for Baird supplement]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12291
page(s): 278 [details]
page(s): 278 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Fiege et al (2000: 222) suggested Maea was named after a "classical city" in Çanakkale Bogazi, Turkey. However, it is more likely simply derived from a classical Greek female name. For instance in mythology Maea was the name of a daughter of Atlas, leader of the Titan gods. [details]Grammatical gender Unstated but is feminine as Maea is a Greek-origin female name [details]
Taxonomy Johnston tentatively placed Maea in "?Maeadae" [details]
