WoRMS taxon details
Loimia brasiliensis Carrerette & Nogueira, 2015
852288 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:852288)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Carrerette, Orlemir; Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos. (2015). The genus <em>Loimia </em>Malmgren, 1866 (Annelida: Terebellidae) off the Brazilian coast, with description of three new species and notes on some morphological characters of the genus. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3999(1): 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3999.1.1
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Holotype MZUSP 02372, geounit Pernambuco
, Note Praia de Jaguaribe, State of Pernambuco,...
Holotype MZUSP 02372, geounit Pernambuco [details]
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Type locality Praia de Jaguaribe, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, SW Atlantic Ocean (-7.7256°, -34.8258°). [details]
Depth range Intertidal to 49 m.
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (States of Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo).
Etymology The specific epithet “brasiliensis” refers to this taxon being the Loimia species most frequently found along the...
Depth range Intertidal to 49 m. [details]
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (States of Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo).
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (States of Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet “brasiliensis” refers to this taxon being the Loimia species most frequently found along the...
Etymology The specific epithet “brasiliensis” refers to this taxon being the Loimia species most frequently found along the Brazilian coast. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Loimia brasiliensis Carrerette & Nogueira, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=852288 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Carrerette, Orlemir; Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos. (2015). The genus <em>Loimia </em>Malmgren, 1866 (Annelida: Terebellidae) off the Brazilian coast, with description of three new species and notes on some morphological characters of the genus. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3999(1): 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3999.1.1
page(s): 22-30, figs. 10-14, table 4 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 22-30, figs. 10-14, table 4 [details] Available for editors






Holotype MZUSP 02372, geounit Pernambuco [details]
Paratype AM W. 47669, geounit Paraiba [details]
Paratype AM W. 47670, geounit Paraiba [details]
Paratype MZUSP 02373, geounit Pernambuco [details]
Paratype MZUSP 02374, geounit Paraiba [details]
Paratype MZUSP 02375, geounit Paraiba [details]
Paratype USNM 1273440; 1273441, geounit Paraiba [details]
Paratype ZUEC 16671, geounit Paraiba [details]
Paratype ZUEC 16672; 16673, geounit Paraiba [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 49 m. [details]Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (States of Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet “brasiliensis” refers to this taxon being the Loimia species most frequently found along the Brazilian coast. [details]
Habitat Type of sediment not specified, from intertidal to shelf depths. [details]
Type locality Praia de Jaguaribe, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, SW Atlantic Ocean (-7.7256°, -34.8258°). [details]