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de León-González, Jesús Angel; Trovant, Berenice. (2013). A new species of Nicon Kinberg, 1866 (Polychaeta, Nereididae) from Ecuador, Eastern Pacific, with a key to all known species of the genus. ZooKeys. 269: 67-76.
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de León-González, Jesús Angel; Trovant, Berenice
2013
A new species of <i>Nicon</i> Kinberg, 1866 (Polychaeta, Nereididae) from Ecuador, Eastern Pacific, with a key to all known species of the genus
ZooKeys
269: 67-76
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb). Some species names are misspelled in de León-González & Trovant (correct spellings tahitanus, aestuariensis, yaquinae - check originals in WoRMS).
A new species of Nicon Kinberg, 1866 from the east Pacifc coast of Ecuador is described. The new species is characterized by a long, thin dorsal ligule on median and posterior parapodia and infracicular sesquigomph falcigers in the neuropodia. A key to all species of Nicon is provided.
East Tropical Pacific
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Holotype LACM LACM-AHF 4999, geounit Ecuador, identified as Nicon orensanzi de Leon-Gonzalez & Trovant, 2013
 Etymology

named after José María (Lobo) Orensanz [details]

 Spelling

The correct spelling is Nicon tahitanus. de León-González & Trovant (2013) misspell the name as 'tahitianus' [details]

 Spelling

León-González & Trovant (2013) misspell the name twice as "yaguinae" in a table and in text, although they have ... [details]

 Status

Pettibone (1971) was uncertain if N. abyssalis belonged in Nicon. de León-González & Trovant (2013) prefer to ... [details]

 Taxonomy

de León-González & Trovant (2013) state: "Some important characteristics were not included by Pettibone (1971) ... [details]

 Type designation

Contrary to the usages of Pettibone (1971), Hutchings & Reid (1990:73) and de León-González & Trovant (2013), ... [details]

 Type locality

Bunche Beach, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, 0.6506 -80.0653, 0 m [details]