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Syllis mercedesae Lucas, San Martin & Parapar, 2012 
AphiaID: 712175

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Nereidiformia (Suborder) > Syllidae (Family) > Syllinae (Subfamily) > Syllis (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
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Rank Species
Parent Syllis Lamarck, 1818
Source  original description: Lucas, Yolanda; San Martin, Guillermo; Parapar, Julio. 2012. Two new species of Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from DIVA-Artabria I project (cruise 2002) to deep areas off NW Spain. Zootaxa *(3589): 77-88, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3589.html
page(s): 83 [details]


Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Specimen  Holotype: MNCN 16.01/12018 [details]
Notes  Diagnosis: Midbody parapodia with straight aciculae and moderately long spiniger-like chaetae having indistinct subdistal tooth and appearing almost unidentate. [details]

Etymology: Named after Mercedes Lucas Rodríguez, sister of first author. [details]

Type locality: Off Ártabro gulf, NW Spain, 43.9505 N, 8.91325 W, 1091–1132 m [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:712175
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2012-12-18 21:32:41Z  created  Read, Geoffrey
  
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  Citation: Read, G. (2013). Syllis mercedesae Lucas, San Martin & Parapar, 2012. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=712175 on 2013-05-22
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