WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Pillai, T. Gottfried. (1971). Studies on a collection of marine and brackish-water polychaete annelids of the family Serpulidae from Ceylon. <em>Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences).</em> 9(2): 88-130. page(s): 113-114, figs. 6F, 7A-C [details] Available for editors [request]
Other
Holotype BM 1968-145, geounit Gulf of Mannar [details]
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Etymology not stated, but appears to be derived from presence of both trifurcate and bifurcate spines [details]
Grammatical gender feminine compound adjective based on furcatus, furcata, forked. Original 'heterofurcata' is correct (WoRMS had been using 'heterofurcatus'). [details]
Type locality near Talaimannar Pier, Sri Lanka, 4 m depth, approx (author map) 9.1079 79.7292 [details]
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