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[Annelida] Polychaete detective work

Geoff Read via annelida%40net.bio.net (by g.read from niwa.co.nz)
Tue May 13 17:03:25 EST 2008


Come to think of it, 'acicular uncinus' (a needle hook) for a long-handled 'uncinus' is contradictory, bordering on an oxymoron, like 'loose tights', but then various non-terebellomorph hooks were once (maybe still are) called crochets, which is a hooked needle. Oh dear! 

Geoff






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