WoRMS taxon details
original description
Giere, O.; Erséus, C. (1998). A systematic account of the Questidae (Annelida, Polychaeta), with description of new taxa. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 27(4): 345-360., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1998.tb00466.x page(s): 353, figs. 1F, 1H, 2D, 3F, 3G [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMH P-23421, geounit Bermuda Islands [details]
Paratype ZMH P-23420, P-23422, P-23427 to P-23430, P-23438, P-23439, geounit Bermuda Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 6-10 m. [details]
Distribution Known from Bermuda Islands. [details]
Editor's comment The geographic coordinates of the type locality provided in the original description (Giere & Erséus, 1998) seem to be erroneous. They were corrected from 32.23ºN, 64.40ºW to 32º23'N, 64º40'W in order to plot the type locality on the above map. [details]
Etymology Species named in honour of Dr. Nathan W. Riser (1920-2006), Professor Emeritus at the Notheastern University, Boston, USA. [details]
Habitat Sublittoral coralline sand, to 10 m depth. [details]
Type locality North Rock, Bermuda Islands (marine). [details]
Type material Type material (holotype ZMH P-23421 and paratypes ZMH P-23420, P-23422, P-23427 to P-23430, P-23438, P-23439) is whole-mounted in Bergamot Oil or Terpineol after Paracarmine staining. [details]
Type material Holotype ZMH P-23412 is one male specimen. Paratypes ZMH P-23420, P-23422, P-23427 to P-23430, P-23438, P-23439 are 8 males and 1 female. [details]
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