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Polychaeta taxon detailsRashgua Wesenberg-Lund, 1949
324664 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:324664)
accepted
Genus
Rashgua rubrocincta Wesenberg-Lund, 1949 (type by monotypy)
marine,
recent only
Wesenberg-Lund, Elise. (1949). Polychaetes of the Iranian Gulf. <em>Danish Scientific Investigations in Iran.</em> 4: 247-400.
page(s): 336-338; note: a joint genus plus species description for Rashgua rubrocincta [details] Available for editors  [request]
Etymology "The generic name [Rashgua] is formed of the name of the Iranian fishing-boat which was used for the dredgings in the...
Etymology "The generic name [Rashgua] is formed of the name of the Iranian fishing-boat which was used for the dredgings in the Iranian Gulf. It was called "Rashgu" " (Wesenberg-Lund, 1949: 338). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Rashgua Wesenberg-Lund, 1949. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=324664 on 2025-05-30
Date action by
original description
Wesenberg-Lund, Elise. (1949). Polychaetes of the Iranian Gulf. <em>Danish Scientific Investigations in Iran.</em> 4: 247-400.
page(s): 336-338; note: a joint genus plus species description for Rashgua rubrocincta [details] Available for editors [request]basis of record Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details] From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Emended diagnosis by Green (2002: 305): "Thorax with 12 segments including an asetous peristomium and 11 setigers with capillary setae. Abdomen with neuropodial hooded hooks; notosetae largely absent. Abdomen with enlarged neuropodial lobes, small dorsolateral lobes, and protruded lateral organs. Hooded hooks long-shafted with bulbous node and few teeth above the main fang. Branchia may be present." [details]Etymology "The generic name [Rashgua] is formed of the name of the Iranian fishing-boat which was used for the dredgings in the Iranian Gulf. It was called "Rashgu" " (Wesenberg-Lund, 1949: 338). [details] |
