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Buzhinskaya, G.N. (1981). On taxonomic status of the genus Micronereis Claparède, 1863 (Polychaeta, Nereidae). Zoologichesky Zhurnal. 9(8): 1256-1261.
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Buzhinskaya, G.N.
1981
On taxonomic status of the genus <i>Micronereis</i> Claparède, 1863 (Polychaeta, Nereidae)
Zoologichesky Zhurnal
9(8): 1256-1261
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
A new species of the genus Micronereis found near the Sea of Okhotsk coast of the Simushir island (Kurile Islands) is described. The genus is first registered for the fauna of the USSR. M. ochotensis sp. n. differs from the other species of the genus by larger ''palps'', position, form and number of paragnaths. A comparative table of morphological characters of the Micronereis species is given. A support is given to the viewpoint (Banse, 1977) that the genera Micronereis and Quadricirra represent an independent group forming the subfamily Notophycinae within the family Nereidae.
Northern Siberia
Pacific, North West (= Warm + cold temperate (boreal))
Pacific, North West (= Warm + cold temperate (boreal))
Systematics, Taxonomy
Micronereis ochotensis Buzhinskaya, 1981 (original description)
Holotype ZI 1/44294, geounit Sea of Okhotsk, identified as Micronereis ochotensis Buzhinskaya, 1981
Paratype ZI 2/44295-4/44297, geounit Sea of Okhotsk, identified as Micronereis ochotensis Buzhinskaya, 1981
Paratype ZI 2/44295-4/44297, geounit Sea of Okhotsk, identified as Micronereis ochotensis Buzhinskaya, 1981
Distribution
Pacific Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk: coast of Simushir, Kurile Islands (Russia). [details]
Etymology
The specific epithet ochotensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Okhotsk Sea. [details]
Habitat
On rocky grounds and among seaweeds, at subtidal depths (5-10 m). [details]
Type locality
Coast of Simushir Island, Kurile Islands, Sea of Okhotsk, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 46.97º, 151.98º), at ... [details]
Type material
Holotype (1/44294) and paratypes (2/44295-4/44297) deposited at the Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg (Russia). [details]