original description(ofNephtys punctata Hartman, 1938)Hartman, O. 1938. Review of the annelid worms of the family Nephtyidae from the northeast Pacific, with descriptions of five new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 85(3034): 143-158., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7721321 page(s): 155, figure 67 [details]
basis of recordHartman, Olga. (1940). Polychaetous annelids. Part II. Chrysopetalidae to Goniadidae. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 7(3): 173-287., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27822401 page(s): 239; note: brief record of 1 specimen, but Hartman uses the incorrect Nephthys spelling [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality