WoRMS taxon details
original description
Lana, Paulo da Cunha; Sovierzoski, Hilda Helena. (1987). <i>Neanthes bruaca</i> sp. n. e <i>Nereis broa</i> sp. n. (Nereididae: Polychaeta) da costa sudeste do Brasil. <em>Arquivos de Biologia e Tecnologia.</em> 30(4): 677-688. page(s): 678-683, figs. 1-4 [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription
Steiner, Tatiana Menchini; Santos, Cinthya Simone Gomes. (2004). A new species of <i>Neanthes</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta, Nereididae) from Brazil, and some remarks on <i>Neanthes bruaca</i> Lana & Sovierzoski, 1987. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 54(2): 39-57., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/505142 page(s): 40-47, figs. 1-6; note: based on type and additional material [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype MCEM MCBM-BPO-234, geounit Paraná [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 68 m. [details]
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean, Brazil: northeastern coast, Sergipe State (continental shelf); southeast coast, São Paulo (Ubatuba and São Sebastião); south coast, Paraná State (Laranjeiras and Paranaguá bays), and Santa Catarina State (North Bay, in Florianópolis). [details]
Etymology "O nome específico é dedicado à mascote Bruaca, por sua companhia constante durante as muitas horas de laboratório" ["The specific name is dedicated to the Bruaca mascot, for its constant companionship during the many hours of laboratory"] (Lana & Sovierzoski, 1987: 683). [details]
Habitat Different mixes of clay, silt and sand, from intertidal to shelf depths. [details]
Type locality Ponta Norte da Ilha das Peças, Baía de Laranjeiras [north point of Peças Island, Laranjeiras Bay], Paraná State, Brazil, Atlantic Ocean (25°25'S, 48°25'W; provided coordinates slightly displaced, corrected here to about -25.372°, -48.323°). [details]
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