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Polychaeta taxon details

Nereis caymanensis Fauchald, 1977

329621  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329621)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fauchald, Kristian. (1977). Some nereid polychaetes from deep water. <em>[Book chapter].</em> p. 157-171 In: Reish, D.J. and Fauchald, K. (Eds.). Essays on polychaetous annelids in memory of Dr. Olga Hartman.Los Angeles, The Allan Hancock Foundation, University of Southern California.
page(s): 160-162, plate 2 figs. a-d [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  ZIRAS, geounit Cayman Trench  
Holotype ZIRAS, geounit Cayman Trench [details]
Note Caribbean Sea, West Cayman Trench...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Caribbean Sea, West Cayman Trench (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 19.0º, long. -81.1º), between 6840-6850 m, in straw (Spartina).  [details]
Type material Holotype deposited at the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia). Paratype (AHF Poly 1206) deposited at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (USA).  [details]
Depth range 4580-6850 m.  
Depth range 4580-6850 m. [details]

Distribution Caribbean Sea (Yucatan Basin and Cayman Trench).   
Distribution Caribbean Sea (Yucatan Basin and Cayman Trench).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet caymanensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Cayman Trench.   
Etymology The specific epithet caymanensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Cayman Trench.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis caymanensis Fauchald, 1977. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329621 on 2024-04-19
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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original description Fauchald, Kristian. (1977). Some nereid polychaetes from deep water. <em>[Book chapter].</em> p. 157-171 In: Reish, D.J. and Fauchald, K. (Eds.). Essays on polychaetous annelids in memory of Dr. Olga Hartman.Los Angeles, The Allan Hancock Foundation, University of Southern California.
page(s): 160-162, plate 2 figs. a-d [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

context source (Deepsea) Fauchald, Kristian. (1977). Some nereid polychaetes from deep water. <em>[Book chapter].</em> p. 157-171 In: Reish, D.J. and Fauchald, K. (Eds.). Essays on polychaetous annelids in memory of Dr. Olga Hartman.Los Angeles, The Allan Hancock Foundation, University of Southern California. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype ZIRAS, geounit Cayman Trench [details]
Nontype, geounit Caribbean Sea [details]
Paratype AHF Poly 1206, geounit Cayman Trench [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 4580-6850 m. [details]

Distribution Caribbean Sea (Yucatan Basin and Cayman Trench).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet caymanensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Cayman Trench.  [details]

Habitat Associated with remnants of vascular plants (Spartina straw, rhizome of Thalassia, and coconut husk), at deep-water.  [details]

Type locality Caribbean Sea, West Cayman Trench (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 19.0º, long. -81.1º), between 6840-6850 m, in straw (Spartina).  [details]

Type material Holotype deposited at the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia). Paratype (AHF Poly 1206) deposited at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (USA).  [details]