WoRMS source details
Kato, T.; Mawatari, S.F. (1999). A new species of Nereiphylla (Polychaeta, Phyllodocidae) from Hokkaido, Northern Japan. Species Diversity. 4(2): 353-360.
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Kato, T.; Mawatari, S.F.
1999
A new species of <i>Nereiphylla</i> (Polychaeta, Phyllodocidae) from Hokkaido, Northern Japan
Species Diversity
4(2): 353-360
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
A new phyllodocid species, Nereiphylla hera sp. nov., is described from Hokkaido, northern Japan, as the second Japanese species of this genus. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by flat, spatulate tentacular cirri with distinct tips.
Japan
Pacific, North West (= Warm + cold temperate (boreal))
Pacific, North West (= Warm + cold temperate (boreal))
Systematics, Taxonomy
Nereiphylla hera Kato & Mawatari, 1999 (original description)
Holotype ZIHU 1124, geounit Kikonai, identified as Nereiphylla hera Kato & Mawatari, 1999
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Kikonai, Oshoro, Muroran, and Usujiri (Hokkaido, Japan). [details]
Etymology
The specific epithet hera is a Japanese noun in apposition meaning 'spatula', and refers to the unique spatulate ... [details]
Habitat
On mussel beds and among seaweed holfasts, intertidal to subtidal depths. [details]
Type locality
Pacific Ocean, Japan, southern Hokkaido, Kikonai (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be ... [details]
Type material
Type material deposited at the Zoological Institute Faculty of Science Hokkaido University (ZIHU), and at the ... [details]
