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Polychaeta source details
Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1924). A new freshwater nereid from China. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 37: 79-82.
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Chamberlin, Ralph V.
1924
A new freshwater nereid from China
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
37: 79-82
Publication
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It is well known that certain marine polychaetes of the European and American coasts are often found in the brackish waters of estuaries or even in the fresh water of the lower part of rivers but apparently without being able to breed in these locations. There are, however, certain forms so extremely adaptible that they seem to live and breed equally well in marine brackish and fresh water, such being notably the South American Namanereis ouanaryensis (Gravier) and Namanereis quadraticeps (Gay). Other species of this same genus Namanereis (Lycastis of most authors) are found only in fresh water, and representatives of several other genera of Polychaeta, mostly monotypic, are likewise restricted to fresh water.
Freshwater
Systematics, Taxonomy
Chinonereis Chamberlin, 1924 accepted as Tylorrhynchus Grube, 1866 (original description)
Chinonereis edestus Chamberlin, 1924 accepted as Tylorrhynchus heterochetus (Quatrefages, 1866) (original description) Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Chamberlin (1924: 80): "Prostomium, antennae, palpi and tentacular cirri as in the genus ... [details] |