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Treadwell, Aaron L. (1923). The heteronereis phase of a new species of a polychaetous annelid from Uruguay. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 64(2499): 1-3, plate I.
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10.5479/si.00963801.64-2499.1 [view]
Treadwell, Aaron L.
1923
The heteronereis phase of a new species of a polychaetous annelid from Uruguay
Proceedings of the United States National Museum
64(2499): 1-3, plate I
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
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The following description is of the heteronereis phase of a new species of Nereis sent me for identification by the United States National Museum. The specimens were collected by the well-known Uruguayan naturalist, Dr. F. Felippone, of Montevideo, in the course of an expedition to the eastern coast of the Republic, off Punta del Este, Maldonado. He says : "The animal was not known to the sailors. I captured it by placing an electric light (100 candlepower) 40 centimeters below the surface of the ocean. Within five minutes thousands of animals appeared on the water moving rapidly about." Since paragnaths are found on all eight of the proboscis areas, the species belongs in the subgenus Neanthes. The collection contained only one male and a considerable number of females.
The following description is of the heteronereis phase of a new species of Nereis sent me for identification by the United States National Museum. The specimens were collected by the well-known Uruguayan naturalist, Dr. F. Felippone, of Montevideo, in the course of an expedition to the eastern coast of the Republic, off Punta del Este, Maldonado. He says : "The animal was not known to the sailors. I captured it by placing an electric light (100 candlepower) 40 centimeters below the surface of the ocean. Within five minutes thousands of animals appeared on the water moving rapidly about." Since paragnaths are found on all eight of the proboscis areas, the species belongs in the subgenus Neanthes. The collection contained only one male and a considerable number of females.
South Atlantic
Uruguay
Uruguay
Systematics, Taxonomy
