WoRMS taxon details

Micronereis eniwetokensis Reish, 1961

329377  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329377)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Reish, D.J. (1961). A new species of <i>Micronereis</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Marshall Islands. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 15(2): 273-277., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8009
page(s): 273-277, figs. 2-6, table 1 [details]   
Holotype  USNM 30404, geounit Enewetak Atoll  
Holotype USNM 30404, geounit Enewetak Atoll [details]
Note Lagoon side of Aaraanbiru Island, Eniwetok...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Lagoon side of Aaraanbiru Island, Eniwetok Atoll (= Enewatak Atoll), Marshall Islands, Pacific Ocean (geocoordinates estimated with annexed map and Google Earth to be about lat. 11.602º, long. 162.329º), intertidal region, substrate coral rock and beach rock with algae attached.  [details]
Depth range Intertidal to about 30 m depth.   
Depth range Intertidal to about 30 m depth.  [details]

Distribution Pacific Ocean, Marshall Islands: Enewetak Atoll (Aaraanbiru Island).   
Distribution Pacific Ocean, Marshall Islands: Enewetak Atoll (Aaraanbiru Island).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet eniwetokensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Eniwetok (= Enewatak) Atoll, Pacific Ocean.   
Etymology The specific epithet eniwetokensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Eniwetok (= Enewatak) Atoll, Pacific Ocean.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Micronereis eniwetokensis Reish, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329377 on 2024-04-26
Date
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Reish, D.J. (1961). A new species of <i>Micronereis</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Marshall Islands. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 15(2): 273-277., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8009
page(s): 273-277, figs. 2-6, table 1 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 30404, geounit Enewetak Atoll [details]
Nontype USNM 30406, geounit Enewetak Atoll [details]
Nontype USNM 30407, geounit Enewetak Atoll [details]
Paratype USNM 30405, geounit Enewetak Atoll [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to about 30 m depth.  [details]

Distribution Pacific Ocean, Marshall Islands: Enewetak Atoll (Aaraanbiru Island).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet eniwetokensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Eniwetok (= Enewatak) Atoll, Pacific Ocean.  [details]

Habitat Sand, and pieces of coral rock of loose substrate, occasionally covered with algae, at intertidal and subtidal depths.  [details]

Type locality Lagoon side of Aaraanbiru Island, Eniwetok Atoll (= Enewatak Atoll), Marshall Islands, Pacific Ocean (geocoordinates estimated with annexed map and Google Earth to be about lat. 11.602º, long. 162.329º), intertidal region, substrate coral rock and beach rock with algae attached.  [details]