WoRMS name details
original description
Gibbs, Peter E. (1971). The polychaete fauna of the Solomon Islands. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology.</em> 21(5): 99-211., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2283038 page(s): 144-147, fig. 6A-F [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference
Glasby, C.J. (1999). The Namanereidinae (Polychaeta: Nereididae). Part 1. Taxonomy and phylogeny. <em>Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement.</em> 25: 1-129., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.0812-7387.25.1999.1354 page(s): 94-96, figs. 1c, 39, 40a-g, table 5 [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1970.30, geounit Malaita [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1970.31, geounit Malaita [details]
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Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Malaita (Solomon Islands). [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description, but the specific epithet malaitae refers to the type locality of the species, Malaita (Solomon Islands). [details]
Habitat Between the fibres composing a leaf frond of a coconut palm found stranded at mean tide level. [details]
Type locality Alite Harbour, Langa-Langa Lagoon, Malaita, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate -8.8823°, 160.7513°). [details]
Type material Deposited at The Natural History Museum, London, UK (holotype NHM 1970.30, paratypes NHM 1970.31). [details]
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