WoRMS taxon details
original description
Imajima, M. (1972). Review of the annelid worms of the family Nereidae of Japan, with descriptions of five new species or subspecies. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo.</em> 15(1): 37-153. page(s): 69-71, figs. 15a-p, 17 [details]
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 70, geounit Amami-Oshima Island [details]
Paratype NSMT Pol. P 71, geounit Amami-Oshima Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Amami-Oshima (Southern Japan). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet japonica (masculine: japonicus) is a New Latin adjective meaning 'of or relating to Japan', and refers to the type locality of the species, Japan. [details]
Habitat Sandy bottom of intertidal zone. [details]
Type locality Koniya, Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan, Pacific Ocean (gazetter estimate 28.144º, 129.311º), intertidal zone, from sandy bottom. [details]
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