WoRMS taxon details
Cossura yacy Sousa, Nogueira, Cutrim & Oliveira, 2019
1455525 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1455525)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sousa, Lorena K. S.; Nogueira Júnior, Miodeli; Cutrim, Marco V. J.; Oliveira, Verônica M. de. (2019). Cossura yacy sp. nov. (Cossuridae, Annelida) from a tropical Brazilian estuary. <em>Iheringia. Série Zoologia.</em> 109(e2019021): 1-9., available online at https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212019000100221&tlng=en
page(s): 2 of 9, figures 2-15; note: São Marcos Bay, São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 2 of 9, figures 2-15; note: São Marcos Bay, São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil [details] Available for editors
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Holotype CIPY-POLY CIPY–1736, geounit Maranhão
, Note São Marcos Bay, São Luís do Maranhão,...
Holotype CIPY-POLY CIPY–1736, geounit Maranhão [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality São Marcos Bay, São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil, -2.5, -44.45 (2°30.0’S, 44°27.0’W), 20 m [details]
Etymology authors: The name of Cossura yacy "is derived from the Tupi word yacy (moon)." As this word is not Latinized and is an...
Etymology authors: The name of Cossura yacy "is derived from the Tupi word yacy (moon)." As this word is not Latinized and is an unchanged noun, this name must be a noun in apposition. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Cossura yacy Sousa, Nogueira, Cutrim & Oliveira, 2019. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1455525 on 2025-10-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Sousa, Lorena K. S.; Nogueira Júnior, Miodeli; Cutrim, Marco V. J.; Oliveira, Verônica M. de. (2019). Cossura yacy sp. nov. (Cossuridae, Annelida) from a tropical Brazilian estuary. <em>Iheringia. Série Zoologia.</em> 109(e2019021): 1-9., available online at https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212019000100221&tlng=en
page(s): 2 of 9, figures 2-15; note: São Marcos Bay, São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 2 of 9, figures 2-15; note: São Marcos Bay, São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil [details] Available for editors
[request]
Holotype CIPY-POLY CIPY–1736, geounit Maranhão [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology authors: The name of Cossura yacy "is derived from the Tupi word yacy (moon)." As this word is not Latinized and is an unchanged noun, this name must be a noun in apposition. [details]Type locality São Marcos Bay, São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil, -2.5, -44.45 (2°30.0’S, 44°27.0’W), 20 m [details]
