Nomenclature
original description
Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1977. Polychaeten aus dem Sublitoral und Bathyal vor der portugiesischen und marokkanischen Küste. Auswertung der Fahrt 8 (1967) von F.S. 'Meteor'. METEOR Forsch.-Ergebnisse, Ser. D, 26: 65-99.
page(s): 86-87 [details]
basis of record
Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source
San Martín, G.; Aguirrezabalaga, F. (1988). Presencia de <i>Palposyllis prosostoma</i> Hartmann-Schröder, (Syllidae: Eusyllinae: Polychaeta) en las costas de la Peninsula Ibérica y redescripción de la especie. <em>Thalassas.</em> 6: 29-31.
page(s): 29-30; note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology The name of the genus is composed by the Latin noun palpus, meaning 'palp' or 'feeler', and the name of the genus Syllis Savigny in Lamarck, 1818, the type genus of the family Syllidae, and refers to the two long palps, fused at the base, characteristic of the genus. [details]