Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Ruta, Christine; Mundim, Davi Moreira; Freitas, Roberta; Ribeiro, Rannyele P. (2023). New species and record of <i>Dodecaceria</i> (Annelida: Cirratulidae) the Biological Reserve of Rocas Atoll, Brazil, the only atoll in the South Atlantic Ocean. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 18(10): e0293087 [14 pp.]., available online at https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0293087 page(s): 6-10, fig. 3, table 1; note: Rocas Atoll, Brazil [details] Available for editors [request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MNRJ MNRJP-007567, geounit Atol das Rocas [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Rocas Atoll (Brazil). [details]
Etymology "This species is named in honor of Maurizélia de Brito Silva (Zelinha), in recognition of her important work in protecting the Rocas Atoll. For over 30 years, she has been working for ICMBio as the head of the Rocas Atoll Biological Reserve" (Ruta et al., 2023: 10). [details]
Habitat Burrowed in hard surfaces and corals, intertidal depths. [details]
Type locality Farol Island, Rocas Atoll, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Atlantic Ocean (3.8604°S, 33.8158°W), intertidal depths (0-2 m), borrowed in coral. [details]
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