WoRMS name details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Bastida-Zavala, J.R. (1990). <i>Lycastopsis riojai</i>, a new species of polychaete (Polychaeta: Nereidae) from the Gulf of California. <em>Revista de Biología Tropical.</em> 38(2B): 415-420., available online at http://www.ots.ac.cr/rbt/attachments/volumes/vol38-2B/09_Bastida_Lycastopsis_riojai.pdf page(s): 417, fig. 1A-F, tables 2-3 [details]
new combination reference
Glasby, C.J. (1999). The Namanereidinae (Polychaeta: Nereididae). Part 1. Taxonomy and phylogeny. <em>Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement.</em> 25: 1-129., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.0812-7387.25.1999.1354 page(s): 104-105, figs. 1c, 45a-g, 46, table 5 [details]
Otheradditional source
Bastida-Zavala, Jose Rolando 1991. Lycastopsis riojai, a new species of polychaete (Polychaeta: Nereidae) from the Gulf of California. Bulletin of Marine Science, 48(2): 584. [details]
Holotype USNM 128301, geounit La Paz Bay [details]
Paratype USNM 128302, geounit La Paz Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Gulf of California: Isla Pardito, La Paz Bay (Baja California Sur, Mexico). [details]
Etymology The species is named as a homage to Dr. Enrique Rioja lo Bianco (b. Santander, Spain, 16 February 1895 - d. Mexico, 20 September 1963), ''prominent Spanish scientist, who contributed many important works to the taxonomy of polychaetes in Mexico'' (Bastida-Zavala, 1900: 417). [details]
Habitat Intertidal depths, type of sediment not stated. [details]
Type locality El Pardito Island, La Paz Bay, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California, Mexico, Pacific Ocean (24º52'N, 110º38'W; slightly displaced, corrected here to 24.853º, -110.581º), intertidal. [details]
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