WoRMS taxon details
original description
Che Engku Abdullah, Che Engku Siti Mariam; Idris, Izwandy; Fahmi, Afiq Durrani Mohd; Flaxman, Beth; Hutchings, Pat. (2024). Four new species of <em>Marphysa</em> (Annelida, Eunicida, Eunicidae) from the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1204: 65-103., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/117261/element/8/209180// page(s): 73, figures 1, 2, 5–7; note: Kerteh mangrove forest river, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia, 4.5357 N, 103.4394 E (04°32.142'N, 103°26.363'E) [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype UMTAnn 2181, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, geounit Malaysian part of the South China Sea [details]
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Etymology Marphysa kertehensis is named for the Kerteh River, the type locality where the specimens were collected. [details]
Habitat Marphysa kertehensis sp. nov. was found in the intertidal driftwood within the estuarine mangrove area dominated by the mangrove species Exoecaria agallocha [details]
Type locality Kerteh mangrove forest river, Terengganu, East coast Peninsular Malaysia, 4.5357 N, 103.4394 E (04°32.142'N, 103°26.363'E) [details]
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