WoRMS taxon details
original description
Santos, Cinthya S.G.; Lana, Paulo da Cunha. (2003). Nereididae (Polychaeta) da costa nordeste do Brasil: III. Gêneros <i>Ceratonereis</i> e <i>Nereis</i>. <em>Iheringia. Série Zoologia.</em> 93(1): 5-22., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0073-47212003000100001 page(s): 15-16, figs. 47-56 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 12-21 m. [details]
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (continental shelf of Ceará State). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet serrata (masculine: serratus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'serrated' or 'shaped like a saw', and refers to the cutting edge of the blades of the homogomph falcigerous chaetae, which show weakly marked teeth, forming a delicate saw. [details]
Habitat Calcareous shelf sediments, 12-21 m. [details]
Type locality Ceará, Brazil, SW Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate -3.0°, -39.0°). [details]
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