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Polychaeta taxon details

Dodecaceria zelinhae Mundim, Freitas & Ruta in Ruta et al., 2023

1729595 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1729595)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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  PDF available [request]
Holotype  MNRJ MNRJP-007567, geounit Atol das Rocas  
Holotype MNRJ MNRJP-007567, geounit Atol das Rocas [details]
, Note Farol Island, Rocas Atoll, Rio Grande do...  
From editor or global species database
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]
Depth range Intertidal.  
Depth range Intertidal. [details]

Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Rocas Atoll (Brazil).  
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...  
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]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Dodecaceria zelinhae Mundim, Freitas & Ruta in Ruta et al., 2023. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1729595 on 2026-09-28
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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  PDF available [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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