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Name

Solís-Weiss, Vivianne; Espinasa, Luis. (1991). Lycastilla cavernicola, a new freshwater nereidid from an inland Mexican cave (Polychaeta: Nereididae: Namanereidinae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 104(3): 631-639.

SourceID

51796

Authors

Solís-Weiss, Vivianne; Espinasa, Luis

Year

1991

Title

<i>Lycastilla cavernicola</i>, a new freshwater nereidid from an inland Mexican cave (Polychaeta: Nereididae: Namanereidinae)

Journal

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Suffix

104(3): 631-639

Type

Publication

Link

http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34809329

Note

World Polychaeta Database (WPolyD)

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Abstract

A new genus and species of nereidid (Lycastilla cavernicola) is described from a freshwater pond within a cave found in Mexico. Its affinities with the other five genera of the subfamily are discussed with comments on the genus Namanereis. The new genus has more affinities with Lycastoides Johnson than with other genera in the subfamily despite the difference in the structure and number of tentacular cirri, and is presumably a relict species. The habitat is described and some remarks on the biology of the species are given.

Geographical terms

America, Central
America, North

Bibliographical terms

Freshwater
Systematics, Taxonomy

Taxonomic terms

Annelida
Polychaeta

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