Neanthes wilsonchani is named after Wilson M.F. Chan "who first noted its occurrence in the muddy shores of Singapore", and recorded it as part of a sample of Ceratonereis (Composetia) burmensis (Monro, 1937) in Chan (2009)

Chan, W. Mun Fei. (2009). New nereidid records (Annelida: Polychaeta) from mangroves and sediment flats of Singapore. <em>The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 22: 159-172. available online at https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/app/uploads/2017/06/s22rbz159-172.pdf Available for editors   [request]

Lee, Yen-Ling; Glasby, Christopher J. (2015). A new cryptic species of <i>Neanthes</i> (Annelida: Phyllodocida: Nereididae) from Singapore confused with <i>Neanthes glandicincta</i> Southern, 1921 and <i>Ceratonereis (Composetia) burmensis</i> (Monro, 1937). <em>The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.</em> Supplement 31: 75-95. available online at https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/app/uploads/2017/06/S31rbz075-095.pdf Available for editors   [request]