WoRMS name details
Nereimyra alvinae Blake, 1985
329571 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329571)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (1985). Polychaeta from the vicinity of deep-sea geothermal vents in the eastern Pacific. I: Euphrosinidae, Phyllodocidae, Hesionidae, Nereididae, Glyceridae, Dorvilleidae, Orbiniidae and Maldanidae. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 6: 67-101., available online at https://bit.ly/31jOeWn
page(s): 75-78, fig. 5A-E [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 75-78, fig. 5A-E [details] Available for editors

Note Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Rift, vent
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Rift, vent [details]
Status According to Pleijel et al. (2012:48) Blake’s (1985) original description does not indicate membership of Nereimyra and...
Status According to Pleijel et al. (2012:48) Blake’s (1985) original description does not indicate membership of Nereimyra and the type series is in poor condition. Placement is uncertain until further material is obtained. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Nereimyra alvinae Blake, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329571 on 2025-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Blake, James A. (1985). Polychaeta from the vicinity of deep-sea geothermal vents in the eastern Pacific. I: Euphrosinidae, Phyllodocidae, Hesionidae, Nereididae, Glyceridae, Dorvilleidae, Orbiniidae and Maldanidae. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 6: 67-101., available online at https://bit.ly/31jOeWn
page(s): 75-78, fig. 5A-E [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 75-78, fig. 5A-E [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
status source
Pleijel, Fredrik; Rouse, Greg W; Nygren, Arne (2012). A revision of Nereimyra (Psamathini, Hesionidae, Aciculata, Annelida). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 164(1): 36-51., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00756.x
page(s): 48 [details]
page(s): 48 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]





From editor or global species database
Status According to Pleijel et al. (2012:48) Blake’s (1985) original description does not indicate membership of Nereimyra and the type series is in poor condition. Placement is uncertain until further material is obtained. [details]Unreviewed
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Rift, vent [details]