WoRMS name details

Cryptonereis malaitae Gibbs, 1971

326865  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326865)

 unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  NHMUK 1970.30, geounit Malaita  
Holotype NHMUK 1970.30, geounit Malaita [details]
Note Alite Harbour, Langa-Langa Lagoon, Malaita,...  
From editor or global species database
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]
Depth range Intertidal.  
Depth range Intertidal. [details]

Distribution Pacific Ocean: Malaita (Solomon Islands).  
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,...  
Etymology Not stated in the original description, but the specific epithet malaitae refers to the type locality of the species, Malaita (Solomon Islands). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Cryptonereis malaitae Gibbs, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326865 on 2024-04-28
Date
action
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
created
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
2017-06-08 08:59:09Z
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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  PDF available [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]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype NHMUK 1970.30, geounit Malaita [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1970.31, geounit Malaita [details]
From editor or global species database
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]