WoRMS taxon details
Helmutneris vadum Borisova & Budaeva, 2020
1465685 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1465685)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Borisova, Polina; Budaeva, Nataliya. (2020). <em>Helmutneris vadum</em>, a new species of Lumbrineridae (Annelida) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4877(3): 413-421., available online at https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4877.3.2
page(s): 414, figures 1-2; note: Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 414, figures 1-2; note: Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia [details] Available for editors

Holotype AM W.43952, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland)
, Note Lizard Island (south of lagoon entrance, reef...
Holotype AM W.43952, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
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Type locality Lizard Island (south of lagoon entrance, reef near Bird Islet), Great Barrier Reef, Australia, -14.694, 145.466 (14.694º S 145.466º E), 1-1.5 m [details]
Etymology authors: "The species epithet refers to Latin vadum meaning “shallow water”. Unlike its congeners, this species was...
Etymology authors: "The species epithet refers to Latin vadum meaning “shallow water”. Unlike its congeners, this species was reported from shallow depths, from one to twelve meters." Latin 'vadum' is a noun therefore the name is an unchanging noun in apposition. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Helmutneris vadum Borisova & Budaeva, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1465685 on 2025-05-13
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Borisova, Polina; Budaeva, Nataliya. (2020). <em>Helmutneris vadum</em>, a new species of Lumbrineridae (Annelida) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4877(3): 413-421., available online at https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4877.3.2
page(s): 414, figures 1-2; note: Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 414, figures 1-2; note: Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia [details] Available for editors

Holotype AM W.43952, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology authors: "The species epithet refers to Latin vadum meaning “shallow water”. Unlike its congeners, this species was reported from shallow depths, from one to twelve meters." Latin 'vadum' is a noun therefore the name is an unchanging noun in apposition. [details]Type locality Lizard Island (south of lagoon entrance, reef near Bird Islet), Great Barrier Reef, Australia, -14.694, 145.466 (14.694º S 145.466º E), 1-1.5 m [details]