Santos, Cinthya S. G., Lana, Paulo C. (2001). [Nereididae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the northeastern coast of the Brazil. II. Genera Namalycastis, Ceratocephale, Laeonereis and Rullierinereis.] [In Portuguese, ORIGINAL: Nereididae (Annelida, Polychaeta) da costa nordeste do Brasil. II. Generos Namalycastis, Ceratocephale, Laeonereis e Rullierinereis]. Iheringia. 91: 137-149.
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Santos, Cinthya S. G., Lana, Paulo C.
2001
[Nereididae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the northeastern coast of the Brazil. II. Genera Namalycastis, Ceratocephale, Laeonereis and Rullierinereis.] [In Portuguese, ORIGINAL: Nereididae (Annelida, Polychaeta) da costa nordeste do Brasil. II. Generos Namalycastis, Ceratocephale, Laeonereis e Rullierinereis]
Six polychaete species belonging to the genera Namalycastis Hartman, 1959, Ceratocephale Malmgren, 1867,Laeonereis Hartman, 1945, and Rullierinereis Pettibone, 1970 were recorded as part of a systematic survey of the family Nereididae in estuaries, exposed sandy beaches, shelly soft bottoms, atolls and coral reefs of the Brazilian northeastern coast. Two new species, Rullierinereis auxiliadorae, from CearĂ¡ coast and Ceratocephale rocaensis,from Atol das Rocas, are described.