WoRMS name details
Nicon pictus Kinberg, 1865
329820 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329820)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum (indeterminable fide Pettibone, 1971)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kinberg, J.G.H. (1865). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(2): 167-179., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339443
page(s): 178 [details]
page(s): 178 [details]
Note Off Cape Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,...
Depth range 20-30 fathoms (= about 36.5-55 m).
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: off Cape Frio, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
Etymology Not stated, uncertain. The specific epithet pictus is a Latin adjective meaning 'decorated', and presumably refers to the...
Status Nicon pictus is the type of Nicon, thus its status is important. Hartman 1948 described the specimens but without...
Depth range 20-30 fathoms (= about 36.5-55 m). [details]
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: off Cape Frio, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: off Cape Frio, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). [details]
Etymology Not stated, uncertain. The specific epithet pictus is a Latin adjective meaning 'decorated', and presumably refers to the...
Etymology Not stated, uncertain. The specific epithet pictus is a Latin adjective meaning 'decorated', and presumably refers to the coloration or color pattern of the species, in spite that it is not referred in the original description by Kinberg (1865: 178). [details]
Status Nicon pictus is the type of Nicon, thus its status is important. Hartman 1948 described the specimens but without...
Status Nicon pictus is the type of Nicon, thus its status is important. Hartman 1948 described the specimens but without illustration. Pettibone found the specimens indeterminable in the state they were in when she examined them. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Nicon pictus Kinberg, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329820 on 2024-04-20
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original description
Kinberg, J.G.H. (1865). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(2): 167-179., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339443
page(s): 178 [details]
redescription Hartman, Olga. (1948). The marine annelids erected by Kinberg. With some notes on some other types in the Swedish State Museum. <em>Arkiv för Zoologi.</em> 42(1): 1-137, & plates 1-18.
page(s): 57; note: syntypes examined, described, not figured [details] Available for editors
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status source Pettibone, Marian H. (1971). Revision of some species referred to <i>Leptonereis</i>, <i>Nicon</i>, and <i>Laeonereis</i> (Polychaeta: Nereididae). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 104: 1-53., available online at http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/handle/10088/5689 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 178 [details]
redescription Hartman, Olga. (1948). The marine annelids erected by Kinberg. With some notes on some other types in the Swedish State Museum. <em>Arkiv för Zoologi.</em> 42(1): 1-137, & plates 1-18.
page(s): 57; note: syntypes examined, described, not figured [details] Available for editors
[request] status source Pettibone, Marian H. (1971). Revision of some species referred to <i>Leptonereis</i>, <i>Nicon</i>, and <i>Laeonereis</i> (Polychaeta: Nereididae). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 104: 1-53., available online at http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/handle/10088/5689 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype NRS 486, geounit Rio De Janeiro [details]
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Depth range 20-30 fathoms (= about 36.5-55 m). [details]Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Kinberg (1865: 178): ''
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Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: off Cape Frio, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). [details]
Etymology Not stated, uncertain. The specific epithet pictus is a Latin adjective meaning 'decorated', and presumably refers to the coloration or color pattern of the species, in spite that it is not referred in the original description by Kinberg (1865: 178). [details]
Habitat Not stated. Occurs at shelf depths. [details]
Status Nicon pictus is the type of Nicon, thus its status is important. Hartman 1948 described the specimens but without illustration. Pettibone found the specimens indeterminable in the state they were in when she examined them. [details]
Type locality Off Cape Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Atlantic Ocean (22º30'S, 40º55'W); 20-30 fathoms (= 36.5-55 m). [details]
Type material Syntypes (NRS 494) deposited in the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden. [details]
