WoRMS name details
Nephtys parva Clark & Jones, 1955
329555 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329555)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Clark, Robert B.; Jones, Meredith L. (1955). Two new <i>Nephtys</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta) from San Francisco Bay. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 45(5): 143-146., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39746997
page(s): 143-146, fig. 1A-F [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 143-146, fig. 1A-F [details] Available for editors
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Holotype USNM , 26464, geounit San Francisco Bay
, Note Holotype, USNM 26464, off Point Richmond in...
Holotype USNM Holotype, 26464, geounit San Francisco Bay [details]
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Type locality Holotype, USNM 26464, off Point Richmond in San Francisco Bay, California, approx 37.9224 N, -122.3912 W, at depths between 1 and 10 meters [details]
Etymology Not stated. The adjective parvus -a -um means small, so 'parva' was perhaps chosen as the specimens described are thought...
Etymology Not stated. The adjective parvus -a -um means small, so 'parva' was perhaps chosen as the specimens described are thought to be mostly juveniles. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Nephtys parva Clark & Jones, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329555 on 2025-10-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Clark, Robert B.; Jones, Meredith L. (1955). Two new <i>Nephtys</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta) from San Francisco Bay. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 45(5): 143-146., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39746997
page(s): 143-146, fig. 1A-F [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 143-146, fig. 1A-F [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Lovell, Lawrence L. 1997. A review of six species of Nephtys (Cuvier, 1817) (Nephtyidae: Polychaeta) described from the eastern Pacific. Bulletin of Marine Science 60(2): 350-363., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1997/00000060/00000002/art00015
page(s): 356 [details]
page(s): 356 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM Holotype, 26464, geounit San Francisco Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Not stated. The adjective parvus -a -um means small, so 'parva' was perhaps chosen as the specimens described are thought to be mostly juveniles. [details]Type locality Holotype, USNM 26464, off Point Richmond in San Francisco Bay, California, approx 37.9224 N, -122.3912 W, at depths between 1 and 10 meters [details]
