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Polychaeta taxon details

Nereis serrata Santos & Lana, 2003

329745  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329745)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Santos, Cinthya S.G.; Lana, Paulo da Cunha. (2003). Nereididae (Polychaeta) da costa nordeste do Brasil: III. Gêneros <i>Ceratonereis</i> e <i>Nereis</i>. <em>Iheringia. Série Zoologia.</em> 93(1): 5-22., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0073-47212003000100001
page(s): 15-16, figs. 47-56 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  MCEM 1117, geounit Ceará  
Holotype MCEM 1117, geounit Ceará [details]
Type locality contained in Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Note Ceará, Brazil, SW Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Ceará, Brazil, SW Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate -3.0°, -39.0°). [details]
Depth range 12-21 m.  
Depth range 12-21 m. [details]

Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (continental shelf of Ceará State).  
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (continental shelf of Ceará State). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet serrata (masculine: serratus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'serrated' or 'shaped like a saw', and...  
Etymology The specific epithet serrata (masculine: serratus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'serrated' or 'shaped like a saw', and refers to the cutting edge of the blades of the homogomph falcigerous chaetae, which show weakly marked teeth, forming a delicate saw. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Nereis serrata Santos & Lana, 2003. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329745 on 2024-04-16
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Santos, Cinthya S.G.; Lana, Paulo da Cunha. (2003). Nereididae (Polychaeta) da costa nordeste do Brasil: III. Gêneros <i>Ceratonereis</i> e <i>Nereis</i>. <em>Iheringia. Série Zoologia.</em> 93(1): 5-22., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0073-47212003000100001
page(s): 15-16, figs. 47-56 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype MCEM 1117, geounit Ceará [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 12-21 m. [details]

Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (continental shelf of Ceará State). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet serrata (masculine: serratus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'serrated' or 'shaped like a saw', and refers to the cutting edge of the blades of the homogomph falcigerous chaetae, which show weakly marked teeth, forming a delicate saw. [details]

Habitat Calcareous shelf sediments, 12-21 m. [details]

Type locality Ceará, Brazil, SW Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate -3.0°, -39.0°). [details]