Polychaeta name details
original description
Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1930). Polychaete worms. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 2: 1-222., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15904801 page(s): 42 [details]
source of synonymy
Pettibone, Marian H. (1966). Revision of the Pilargidae (Annelida: Polychaeta), including descriptions of new species, and redescription of the pelagic <i>Podarmus ploa</i> Chamberlain (Polynoidae). <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 118(3525): 155-207., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7759547 page(s): 200; note: Pettibone refers Podarmus atlanticus of Monro to synonymy under Podarmus ploa. Previously Monro had said the two species were similar except for the bidentate neurochaetae of his specimen [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Specimen The Natural History Museum, London [details]
Spelling A data-entry error in WoRMS previously recorded the species name as 'atlantica', but the correct name of Monro was Podarmus atlanticus. This makes sense as the genus is masculine according to Pettibone. [details]
Synonymy Pettibone refers Podarmus atlanticus of Monro to synonymy under Podarmus ploa. Previously Monro had said the two species were similar except for the bidentate neurochaetae of his specimen [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, central tropical [details]
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