WoRMS taxon details
original description
Horst, R. 1924. Polychaeta errantia of the Siboga Expedition. Pt. 3. Nereidae and Hesionidae. Siboga-Expeditie Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Bonatisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900, 24(1c): 145-198. page(s): 150-151, plate XXX figs. 4-5 [details]
Syntype unknown, unresearched as yet, geounit Sulu Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Not stated by the author. Leonnates nierstraszi is clearly named to honour Hugo Frederik Nierstrasz (b. Rotterdam, Netherlands, 30 June 1872 – d. Walenstadt, Switzerland, 6 September 1937), a Dutch zoologist known for his research in the fields of malacology and carcinology. Nierstrasz took part in the Siboga Expedition to the Dutch East Indies in 1899/1900, during which the types of the species were collected. [details]
Type locality Siboga anchorage at North Ubian Island, Sulu Sea, near Philippines, station 99, 6.125 N, 120.4333 E (6 7.5' N, 120 26' E) [details]
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