WoRMS name details
Perinereis nuntia majungaensis Fauvel, 1921
335593 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:335593)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fauvel, Pierre. (1921). Annélides polychètes de Madagascar, du Muséum R. d'Histoire Naturelle recueillies par M. le Dr. W. Kaudern en 1912. <em>Arkiv för Zoologi.</em> 13(24): 1-32, plate I., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6397354
page(s): 11-13 [details]
page(s): 11-13 [details]
Note Majunga (= Mahajanga), NW Madagascar, Indian...
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Type locality Majunga (= Mahajanga), NW Madagascar, Indian Ocean (gazetteer estimate -15.73º, 46.31º). [details]
Depth range Not stated, probably intertidal to shallow water.
Distribution Western Indian Ocean: Mahajanga (NW Madagascar). Known only from the type locality.
Etymology The specific epithet majungaensis refers to the type locality of the species, the town of Majunga (= Mahajanga), in...
Depth range Not stated, probably intertidal to shallow water. [details]
Distribution Western Indian Ocean: Mahajanga (NW Madagascar). Known only from the type locality.
Distribution Western Indian Ocean: Mahajanga (NW Madagascar). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet majungaensis refers to the type locality of the species, the town of Majunga (= Mahajanga), in...
Etymology The specific epithet majungaensis refers to the type locality of the species, the town of Majunga (= Mahajanga), in Madagascar. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Perinereis nuntia majungaensis Fauvel, 1921. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=335593 on 2025-04-08
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Nomenclature
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Fauvel, Pierre. (1921). Annélides polychètes de Madagascar, du Muséum R. d'Histoire Naturelle recueillies par M. le Dr. W. Kaudern en 1912. <em>Arkiv för Zoologi.</em> 13(24): 1-32, plate I., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6397354
page(s): 11-13 [details]
new combination reference Wilson, Robin S.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1993). A revision of the <i>Perinereis nuntia</i> species group (Polychaeta: Nereididae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 45(3): 253-277., available online at http://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.23
page(s): 264; note: as Perinereis majungaensis [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 11-13 [details]
new combination reference Wilson, Robin S.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1993). A revision of the <i>Perinereis nuntia</i> species group (Polychaeta: Nereididae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 45(3): 253-277., available online at http://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.23
page(s): 264; note: as Perinereis majungaensis [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype NRM Type-601, geounit Majunga [details]
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Depth range Not stated, probably intertidal to shallow water. [details]Distribution Western Indian Ocean: Mahajanga (NW Madagascar). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet majungaensis refers to the type locality of the species, the town of Majunga (= Mahajanga), in Madagascar. [details]
Habitat Not stated. Fauvel (1921: 2) refers, concerning the studied collection of polychaetes, that ''La plus grande partie de ces Polychètes proviennent des récifs et des rochers de la côte. Aussi, la faune du sable et de la vase n'y étant pas représentée, le nombre des Sédentaires est très restreint.'' [details]
Type locality Majunga (= Mahajanga), NW Madagascar, Indian Ocean (gazetteer estimate -15.73º, 46.31º). [details]
