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Acrocirrus Grube, 1873

129138  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129138)

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Grube, A.E. (1873). Die Familie der Cirratuliden. <em>Jahres-Bericht der Schlesischen Gesellschaft für vaterländische Cultur, Breslau.</em> 50: 59-66., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38491133
page(s): 60, 65 [details] 
Etymology The generic named Acrocirrus is composed by the New Latin prefix of Greek origin acro-, meaning 'highest', 'at the...  
Etymology The generic named Acrocirrus is composed by the New Latin prefix of Greek origin acro-, meaning 'highest', 'at the extremity', 'tip' or 'peak', and the Latin noun cirrus, meaning 'curl' or 'filament', and refers to the presence of developed cirri and other appendages being restricted to the anterior region of the body.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Acrocirrus Grube, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129138 on 2024-11-22
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2006-09-04 10:51:58Z
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Martinez, Olga
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2016-01-30 12:07:25Z
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original description Grube, A.E. (1873). Die Familie der Cirratuliden. <em>Jahres-Bericht der Schlesischen Gesellschaft für vaterländische Cultur, Breslau.</em> 50: 59-66., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38491133
page(s): 60, 65 [details] 

basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

identification resource Banse, K. (1969). Acrocirridae n.fam. (Polychaeta Sedentaria). <em>Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada.</em> 26(10): 2595-2620., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f69-253
page(s): 2599; note: includes a dichotomic key for all the hitherto known species [details] 

identification resource Magalhães, Wagner F.; Bailey-Brock, Julie H. (2012). A new species of <i>Acrocirrus</i> (Polychaeta: Acrocirridae) from Coconut Island, Oahu, Hawaii. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 92(5): 1019-1022., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315411000634
page(s): 1021-1022; note: includes a dichotomic key for all the hitherto known species [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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Etymology The generic named Acrocirrus is composed by the New Latin prefix of Greek origin acro-, meaning 'highest', 'at the extremity', 'tip' or 'peak', and the Latin noun cirrus, meaning 'curl' or 'filament', and refers to the presence of developed cirri and other appendages being restricted to the anterior region of the body.  [details]
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