WoRMS taxon details

Nereiphylla hera Kato & Mawatari, 1999

329576  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329576)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kato, T.; Mawatari, S.F. (1999). A new species of <i>Nereiphylla</i> (Polychaeta, Phyllodocidae) from Hokkaido, Northern Japan. <em>Species Diversity.</em> 4(2): 353-360., available online at http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110002344047/en
page(s): 354-357, figs. 1-3, table 1 [details]   
Holotype  ZIHU 1124, geounit Kikonai  
Holotype ZIHU 1124, geounit Kikonai [details]
Note Pacific Ocean, Japan, southern Hokkaido,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Japan, southern Hokkaido, Kikonai (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 41.675º, long. 140.439º), on intertidal mussel bed.  [details]
Type material Type material deposited at the Zoological Institute Faculty of Science Hokkaido University (ZIHU), and at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (NMW).  [details]
Depth range Intertidal to 15 m.   
Depth range Intertidal to 15 m.  [details]

Distribution Pacific Ocean: Kikonai, Oshoro, Muroran, and Usujiri (Hokkaido, Japan).   
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 tentacular...  
Etymology The specific epithet hera is a Japanese noun in apposition meaning 'spatula', and refers to the unique spatulate tentacular cirri of the species.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Nereiphylla hera Kato & Mawatari, 1999. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329576 on 2024-04-19
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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original description Kato, T.; Mawatari, S.F. (1999). A new species of <i>Nereiphylla</i> (Polychaeta, Phyllodocidae) from Hokkaido, Northern Japan. <em>Species Diversity.</em> 4(2): 353-360., available online at http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110002344047/en
page(s): 354-357, figs. 1-3, table 1 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype ZIHU 1124, geounit Kikonai [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 15 m.  [details]

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 tentacular cirri of the species.  [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 approximately lat. 41.675º, long. 140.439º), on intertidal mussel bed.  [details]

Type material Type material deposited at the Zoological Institute Faculty of Science Hokkaido University (ZIHU), and at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (NMW).  [details]