WoRMS taxon details
original description
Verrill, A.E. 1900. Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(2): 595-671., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27731368 page(s): 635 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The subgeneric name Synsyllis derives from the Greek prefix 'syn', meaning 'with' or 'together', and the generic name Syllis, probably making reference to the posterior simple bidentate chaetae, resulting from the fusion of the blade with the shaft. [details]
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