Polychaeta name details
original description
Malmgren, Anders Johan. (1866? vol for 1865). Nordiska Hafs-Annulater. [part three of three]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(5): 355-410, plates XVIII-XXIX., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339631 page(s): 390 [details]
basis of record
Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
source of synonymy
Claparède, Édouard. (1869). Les Annélides Chétopodes du Golfe de Naples. Seconde partie. Ordre II<sup>me</sup>. Annélides Sédentaires (Aud. et Edw.). <em>Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève.</em> 20(1): 1-225, plates XVII-XXXI., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14264110 page(s): 144-145; note: with Polycirrus Grube, 1850 [details]
source of synonymy
Hessle, Christian. (1917). Zur Kenntnis der terebellomorphen Polychaeten. <em>Zoologiska bidrag från Uppsala.</em> 5: 39-258, plates I-V., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38891407 page(s): 219-220; note: with Polycirrus Grube, 1850 [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Malmgren (1866: 390): "Lobus cephalicus expansus suborbiculatus labium superius magnum fingens, margine fiexuoso, infra Iaevis, supra prope marginem tentaculis numerosis, comam magnam componentibus obsitus. Oculi nulli. Branchiae nullae. Segmentum buccale subtus scuto magno subovato versus orem inflexo. Scuta ventralia alia nulla distincta. Fasciculi setarum capillarium a segmento secundo incipientes in segmentis c. 20 (19 — 22) obvii. Setae capillares in tuberculis minutis subconicis insidentes lineares apice acuminato paulo curvato, haud limbatae. Uncini a segmento tredecimo setigero usque ad segmentum anteanale obvii, minimi hamati, vertice unidentato, uniseriales difficillime visibiles." [details]
Etymology Not stated, uncertain. Maybe referring to Leucariste Cléomédon, a celtic warrior referred by Tour Hotman in 1634, in the romance "Histoire Celtique, où, sous les noms d'Amendorix & de Célnaire, sont comprises les principales actions de nos Rois, & les différentes fortunes de la Gaule & de la France". [details]
Synonymy This genus is a synonym of Polycirrus Grube, 1850 according to Glasby and Hutghings 2014: 14 [details]
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