WoRMS taxon details
Questa fijiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007
595348 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:595348)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Giere, O.; Ebbe, B.; Erséus, C. 2007. Questa (Annelida, Polychaeta, Orbiniidae) from Pacific regions - new species and reassessment of the genus Periquesta. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 7(4): 304-319
page(s): 310 [details]
page(s): 310 [details]
Holotype ZMH P-24705, geounit Fiji Islands
, Note Mana Island, near Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji...
Holotype ZMH P-24705, geounit Fiji Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Mana Island, near Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands, (geocoordinates unstated, gazetteer estimate -17.6833, 177.100) [details]
Depth range 0.5 m.
Distribution Known from the type locality (Fiji Islands)
Etymology Named after islands of Fiji. Epithet is adjectival for nomenclature.
Depth range 0.5 m. [details]
Distribution Known from the type locality (Fiji Islands)
Distribution Known from the type locality (Fiji Islands) [details]
Etymology Named after islands of Fiji. Epithet is adjectival for nomenclature.
Etymology Named after islands of Fiji. Epithet is adjectival for nomenclature. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Questa fijiensis Giere, Ebbe & Erséus, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=595348 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Giere, O.; Ebbe, B.; Erséus, C. 2007. Questa (Annelida, Polychaeta, Orbiniidae) from Pacific regions - new species and reassessment of the genus Periquesta. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 7(4): 304-319
page(s): 310 [details]
page(s): 310 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMH P-24705, geounit Fiji Islands [details]
Paratype ZMH P-24706, geounit Fiji Islands [details]
Paratype ZMH P-24707, geounit Fiji Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 0.5 m. [details]Distribution Known from the type locality (Fiji Islands) [details]
Etymology Named after islands of Fiji. Epithet is adjectival for nomenclature. [details]
Habitat Fine to medium coralline sand with scattered sea grass, barely subtidal (0.5 m depth). [details]
Type locality Mana Island, near Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands, (geocoordinates unstated, gazetteer estimate -17.6833, 177.100) [details]
