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): 17 of 31, figures 9-10; note: One specimen only, from continental margin off Rio de Janeiro state, Campos Basin, Brazil, 25°20ʹ18″S, 39°38ʹ28.3″W, 3285 m depth; holotype (MZUSP5357) [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype MZUSP MZUSP5357, geounit Rio de Janeiro [details]
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Etymology Authors: Nereis mariellae is named for the "councilwoman of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Marielle Franco, an important fighter for human rights, who was found to have been murdered in 2018." [details]
Type locality One incomplete specimen only, from continental margin off Rio de Janeiro state, Campos Basin, Brazil, -25.3383, -39.6412 (25°20ʹ18″S, 39°38ʹ28.3″W), 3285 m depth; holotype (MZUSP5357) [details]
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