WoRMS taxon details
Mamiwata Hiley & Rouse in Hiley, Koch & Rouse, 2024
1782893 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1782893)
accepted
Genus
Lepidonotopodium piscesae Pettibone, 1988 accepted as Mamiwata piscesae (Pettibone, 1988) (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
recent only
Hiley, A. S.; Mongiardino Koch, N.; Rouse, G. W. (2024). Phylogenetics of Lepidonotopodini (Macellicephalinae, Polynoidae, Annelida) and Comparative Mitogenomics of Shallow-Water vs. Deep-Sea Scaleworms (Aphroditiformia). <em>Biology.</em> 13(12): 979., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/12/979
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Etymology the genus is named after the mermaid-like African water spirit Mami Wata
Etymology the genus is named after the mermaid-like African water spirit Mami Wata [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Mamiwata Hiley & Rouse in Hiley, Koch & Rouse, 2024. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1782893 on 2025-05-08
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Nomenclature
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Hiley, A. S.; Mongiardino Koch, N.; Rouse, G. W. (2024). Phylogenetics of Lepidonotopodini (Macellicephalinae, Polynoidae, Annelida) and Comparative Mitogenomics of Shallow-Water vs. Deep-Sea Scaleworms (Aphroditiformia). <em>Biology.</em> 13(12): 979., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/12/979
page(s): 23 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 23 [details] Available for editors
[request]From editor or global species database
Etymology the genus is named after the mermaid-like African water spirit Mami Wata [details]
