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Novaquesta Hobson, 1970

157506 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157506)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Annelida
  4. Polychaeta
  5. Sedentaria
  6. Scolecida
  7. Orbiniidae
  8. Questinae
  9. Novaquesta
 unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Questa Hartman, 1966
Genus
Novaquesta trifurcata Hobson, 1970 accepted as Questa trifurcata (Hobson, 1970) (type by original designation)
Questinae Hartman, 1966

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  1. Species Novaquesta trifurcata Hobson, 1970 accepted as Questa trifurcata (Hobson, 1970) (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Hobson, Katharine D. 1970. <i>Novaquesta trifurcata</i>, a new genus and species of the family Questidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. <i>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington</i>, 83(17): 191-194., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34572815 [details] 
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Novaquesta Hobson, 1970. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=157506 on 2026-08-11
NARMS (2026). Novaquesta Hobson, 1970. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=157506 on 2026-08-11
Date
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2005-05-23 07:30:30Z
created
Cuvelier, Daphne
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
Fauchald, Kristian
2012-02-07 20:48:30Z
changed
Read, Geoffrey
2022-06-07 22:00:47Z
changed
Read, Geoffrey

original description Hobson, Katharine D. 1970. <i>Novaquesta trifurcata</i>, a new genus and species of the family Questidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. <i>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington</i>, 83(17): 191-194., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34572815 [details] 

additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details] 

source of synonymy Giere, O.; Erséus, C. (1998). A systematic account of the Questidae (Annelida, Polychaeta), with description of new taxa. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 27(4): 345-360., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1998.tb00466.x [details] 
 
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