WoRMS taxon details
Holotype MNHN 372-4, geounit Senegal [details]
Paratype MNHN 372-4b, geounit Senegal [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 4–75 m. [details]
Diagnosis Nereis with posterior eyes partially covered by anterior margin of tentacular belt; tentacular belt 1.5x as long as first chaetiger; tentacular cirri long, reaching chaetigers 7–8; pharyngeal areas VII–VIII with 5 large paragnaths in a single row; posterior chatigers with dorsal and median ligules of similar width. [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Western Africa (Senegal; Guinea; Príncipe Island, São Tomé e Príncipe; Annobón Island, Equatorial Guinea). [details]
Etymology "This species is named after Dr Tarik Meziane, curator of polychaetes at the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, Paris, in recognition of his curatorial activities and especially as a means of gratitude for his long-standing support of our research activities" (Salazar-Vallejo et al., 2021: 54). [details]
Habitat Type of sediment not stated, at shallow subtidal depths (4–75 m). [details]
Type locality 50 km W of Abéné, Senegal, Western Africa (12.925°, -17.55°), Atlantic Ocean. [details]
| |