WoRMS taxon details
original description
Bergamo, Gilberto; Carrerette, Orlemir; Shimabukuro, Mauricio; Santos, Cinthya S. G.; Sumida, Paulo Y. G. (2023). Revealing a new eyeless <i>Nereis</i> (Nereididae: Annelida) clade from deep-sea organic falls. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 201(1): zlad122: 1-31., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/201/1/1/7282981 page(s): 6 of 31, figures 3-8; note: Continental margin off Espirito Santo state, Espírito Santo basin, Brazil, -21.4501, -39.8965 (21°27ʹ0.5″S, 39°53ʹ47.4″W), 1491 m depth; holotype MZUSP5344 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype MZUSP MZUSP5344, geounit Brazil [details]
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Etymology Authors: Nereis anoculepitoka is "formed by union of the words anoculum, a Latin word for the absence of eyes, and the noun epitoka, referring to the reproductive strategy of epitoky, because this is the first reported species of Nereis presenting epitokes without eyes." Noun in apposition. [details]
Type locality Continental margin off Espirito Santo state, Espírito Santo basin, Brazil, -21.4501, -39.8965 (21°27ʹ0.5″S, 39°53ʹ47.4″W), 1491 m depth. in experimental whale bones and wood blocks [details]
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