WoRMS taxon details
original description
Álvarez, R.C.; Desiderato, A.; Mucciolo, S. (2023). Description of <i>Alitta yarae</i> sp. nov. (Annelida, Nereididae): a new oligo/mesohaline species from southern Brazil. <em>The European Zoological Journal.</em> 90(2): 733-746., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2023.2269199 page(s): 736-745, Figures 2-4 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype MNRJ MNRJP 007659, geounit Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range intertidal [details]
Distribution Southern Brazil, intertidal [details]
Etymology "The specific name refers to the ancient Brazilian myth of Yara (Mother of the Waters)" (Álvarez et al, 2023: 737) [details]
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