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Psammosyllis Westheide, 1990

240982  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:240982)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Errantia (Subclass)
  6. Phyllodocida (Order)
  7. Nereidiformia (Suborder)
  8. Syllidae (Family)
  9. Eusyllinae (Subfamily)
  10. Psammosyllis (Genus)
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Genus
Psammosyllis aliceae Westheide, 1990 (type by original designation)

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Westheide, W. (1990). A new genus and species of the Syllidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from south India. Zoologica Scripta 19 (2), 165–167., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00250.x
page(s): 165 [details]   
Etymology The name of the genus refers to its sandy habitat.  
Etymology The name of the genus refers to its sandy habitat. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Psammosyllis Westheide, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=240982 on 2024-04-20
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2007-06-06 21:28:59Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-03-05 09:00:37Z
changed
Decock, Wim
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
Fauchald, Kristian
2014-04-11 09:46:37Z
changed
Gil, João
2014-04-13 02:24:03Z
changed
Gil, João

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original description Westheide, W. (1990). A new genus and species of the Syllidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from south India. Zoologica Scripta 19 (2), 165–167., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00250.x
page(s): 165 [details]   
From editor or global species database
Classification Incorporation into either the Eusyllinae or the Exogoninae was unresolved, because it possesses characters of both of these poorly defined subfamilies. The genus was considered to belong to the Eusyllinae by San Martín & Hutchings (2006).

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Etymology The name of the genus refers to its sandy habitat. [details]

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