WoRMS name details
original description
Hoagland, R.A. (1920). Polychaetous annelids collected by the United States fisheries steamer Albatross during the Philippine expedition of 1907-1909. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100(1): 603-635., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7628629 page(s): 608-610, pl. 47 figs. 13-16, pl. 48 figs. 1-4 [details]
new combination reference
Pruvot, G. 1930. Annélides polychètes de Nouvelle-Calédonie recueillies par M. François, avec une introduction et des notes de Pierre Fauvel. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale, 70: 1-94, 3 pls., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5455977j page(s): 54 [details]
new combination reference
Hartman, O. 1938. Nomenclatorial changes involving types of polychaetous annelids of the family Nereidae in the United States National Museum. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 28(1): 13-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39690754 page(s): 13-14 [details]
Holotype USNM 18948, geounit Indonesia [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2.9-5.5 m. [details]
Distribution Indonesia: Sulawesi, east Pulau Talisei. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet caeruleis, form of the Latin adjective caeruleus, meaning 'dark colored', seems to refer to the colour of the holotype, stated to be "grayish, with marine blue mid-dorsal stripe" (Hoagland, 1920: 609). [details]
Habitat Corals bottoms, at shallow water. [details]
Holotype Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USNM 18948). Holotype is an epitoke. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Type locality Celebes Island (= Sulawesi), 16 shots (= about 440 m) east Talisse Island (= Pulau Talisei), Indonesia (gazetteer estimate 1.822º, 125.075º), coral, 2.9 to 5.5 m. Hoagland (1920: 610) states that the type locality is Limbe Strait, but the information backing the holotype is the given here. [details]
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