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Name

Read, Geoffrey B. (1980). A new species of Nereis (Polychaeta: Nereididae) from Wellington, New Zealand, Rock Shores. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 10(2): 185-193.

SourceID

51508

DOI

10.1080/03036758.1980.10427174 [view]

Authors

Read, Geoffrey B.

Year

1980

Title

A new species of Nereis (Polychaeta: Nereididae) from Wellington, New Zealand, Rock Shores

Journal

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Suffix

10(2): 185-193

Type

Publication

Note

World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)

Abstract

N. ovarius sp. nov. and its heteronereids are described. The new species, a small nereid inhabiting rocky-shore algal turf, has few paragnaths, fusiform peristomial cirri, superior notopodial lobes posteriorly reduced, basically bidentate notopodial falcigers and a male heteronereid with a 3rd caudate region of modified parapodia. The life cycle is outlined. Species with similarities to N. ovarius are discussed, especially N. jacksoni Kinberg. N. jacksoni sensu Kott is in part a misidentification; N. jacksoni reducta Hartmann-Schroder is raised to species status.

Geographical term

New Zealand

Taxonomic term

Polychaeta

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Nereis jacksoni reducta Hartmann-Schröder, 1960 accepted as Nereis reducta Hartmann-Schröder, 1960 (source of synonymy)
Nereis ovarius Read, 1980 (original description)
Nereis reducta Hartmann-Schröder, 1960 (status source)

Holotype MONZ NZNM ZWl104, verbatimGeounit Island Bay, Wellingt..., identified as Nereis ovarius Read, 1980

Etymology

for Nereis ovarius Read, 1980

Author: "The species name, from Latin ovarius, an egg keeper (who took charge of new-laid eggs), refers to the ... [details]

Homonymy

for Nereis jacksoni reducta Hartmann-Schröder, 1960

Unreplaced primary homonym. Although Read (1980) upgraded this taxon to species, as either species or subspecies N. ... [details]

Homonymy

for Nereis reducta Hartmann-Schröder, 1960

Read (1980) raised this taxon to species rank, but as either Nereis reducta, or as the subspecies N. jacksoni ... [details]

Type locality

for Nereis ovarius Read, 1980

Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand, opposite University Marine Laboratory, 41°21.0' S, 174°45.9' E (-41.35 174.765). [details]