Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Brown, Betsy. (1987). A new genus and species of Capitellidae (Polychaeta) from the Atlantic coast of the United States. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 7: 56-61. page(s): 56 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Author: "Thorax with 9 segments, consisting of achaetous peristomium and 8 segments bearing capillary setae in both rami. Abdomen with neuropodial and notopodial hooks. Branchiae and obvious nephridial papillae absent."
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Etymology Author: "named to denote capitellids with eight thoracic setigers bearing capillary setae" [details]
Grammatical gender feminine [details]
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