WoRMS name details
Namalycastis occulta Conde-Vela, 2013
742718 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:742718)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine
recent only
Conde-Vela, V. M. (2013). <em>Namalycastis occulta</em> n. sp. and a new record of <em>N. borealis</em> (Polychaeta: Nereididae: Namanereidinae) from the Northwestern Caribbean Sea. <i>Zootaxa</i>. 3721(5): 475., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3721.5.3
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Holotype ECOSUR P-0151, verbatimGeounit Chetumal Bay,...
, Note Chetumal Bay, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 18.5086°,...
Holotype ECOSUR P-0151, verbatimGeounit Chetumal Bay, Quinta... [details]
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Type locality Chetumal Bay, Quintana Roo, Mexico, 18.5086°, -88.2788°, intertidal [details]
Etymology From Latin adjective occultus, a, um, meaning hidden or in secret places, referring to the cryptic habits of this species.
Etymology From Latin adjective occultus, a, um, meaning hidden or in secret places, referring to the cryptic habits of this species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Namalycastis occulta Conde-Vela, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=742718 on 2026-09-24
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Nomenclature
original description
Conde-Vela, V. M. (2013). <em>Namalycastis occulta</em> n. sp. and a new record of <em>N. borealis</em> (Polychaeta: Nereididae: Namanereidinae) from the Northwestern Caribbean Sea. <i>Zootaxa</i>. 3721(5): 475., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3721.5.3
page(s): 478 [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Alves, Paulo Ricardo; Glasby, Christopher J.; Santos, Cinthya Simone Gomes. (2018). On the use of troglomorphic characters in Namanereidinae (Annelida; Nereididae) systematics. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4531(2): 195-210., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4531.2.2
page(s): 203; note: recombination to Namanereis occulta [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 478 [details] Available for editors
[request]new combination reference Alves, Paulo Ricardo; Glasby, Christopher J.; Santos, Cinthya Simone Gomes. (2018). On the use of troglomorphic characters in Namanereidinae (Annelida; Nereididae) systematics. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4531(2): 195-210., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4531.2.2
page(s): 203; note: recombination to Namanereis occulta [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ECOSUR P-0151, verbatimGeounit Chetumal Bay, Quinta... [details]
