WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Hanley, John Russell; Burke, Melanie. (1989). A new genus and species of commensal scaleworm (Polychaeta:Polynoidae) from Broome, Western Australia. <em>The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences.</em> 6(1): 97-103., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55714605 page(s): 99-102, figures 1-3 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NTMAG W 2102, geounit Western Australia (state) [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The species name cupisetis refers to the presence of cuplike (semilunar) pockets on the neurosetae [details]
Type locality Australia, Broome, Western Australia [details]
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