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Polychaeta taxon details

Disconatis Hanley & Burke, 1988

324940  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:324940)

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Genus
Disconatis contubernalis Hanley & Burke, 1988 (type by original designation)

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Hanley, J. Russell and Burke, Melanie 1988. A new genus and species of commensal scaleworm (Polychaeta: Polynoidae). The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences, 5(1): 5-15.
page(s): 5-8 [details]   
Etymology authors: "the generic name alludes to the distinctive shape of the pygidium"  
Etymology authors: "the generic name alludes to the distinctive shape of the pygidium" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Disconatis Hanley & Burke, 1988. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=324940 on 2024-04-23
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2008-03-05 14:39:51Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2017-08-24 21:04:49Z
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2017-11-27 22:48:38Z
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original description Hanley, J. Russell and Burke, Melanie 1988. A new genus and species of commensal scaleworm (Polychaeta: Polynoidae). The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences, 5(1): 5-15.
page(s): 5-8 [details]   
From editor or global species database
Etymology authors: "the generic name alludes to the distinctive shape of the pygidium" [details]