Etymology

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papuensis=coming from Papua (New Guinea). This is remarkable as this species is closely related to otherwise exclusively European (putative) species

Meyer-Wachsmuth, I.; Curini Galletti, M.; Jondelius, U. (2014). Hyper-Cryptic Marine Meiofauna: Species Complexes in Nemertodermatida. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 9(9): e107688.