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Cherneva, I.; Ellison, C. I.; Zattara, E. E.; Norenburg, J. L.; Schwartz, M. L.; Junoy, J.; Maslakova, S. A. (2023). Seven new species of Tetranemertes Chernyshev, 1992 (Monostilifera, Hoplonemertea, Nemertea) from the Caribbean Sea, western Pacific, and Arabian Sea, and revision of the genus. ZooKeys. 1181: 167–200.
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Cherneva, I.; Ellison, C. I.; Zattara, E. E.; Norenburg, J. L.; Schwartz, M. L.; Junoy, J.; Maslakova, S. A.
2023
Seven new species of <i>Tetranemertes</i> Chernyshev, 1992 (Monostilifera, Hoplonemertea, Nemertea) from the Caribbean Sea, western Pacific, and Arabian Sea, and revision of the genus
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Emplectonema antonina (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Tetranemertes antonina (Quatrefages, 1846) (additional source)
Eunemertes antonina (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Tetranemertes antonina (Quatrefages, 1846) (additional source)
Nemertes antonina Quatrefages, 1846 accepted as Tetranemertes antonina (Quatrefages, 1846) (additional source)
Polia antonina (Quatrefages, 1846) accepted as Tetranemertes antonina (Quatrefages, 1846) (additional source)
Tetranemertes Chernyshev, 1992 (additional source)
Tetranemertes antonina (Quatrefages, 1846) (additional source)
Tetranemertes arabica Cherneva, Ellison, Zattara, Norenburg, Schwartz, Junoy & Maslakova, 2023 (original description)
Tetranemertes bifrost Cherneva, Ellison, Zattara, Norenburg, Schwartz, Junoy & Maslakova, 2023 (original description)
Tetranemertes hermaphroditicus (Gibson, 1982) (additional source)
Tetranemertes majinbuui Cherneva, Ellison, Zattara, Norenburg, Schwartz, Junoy & Maslakova, 2023 (original description)
Tetranemertes ocelata Cherneva, Ellison, Zattara, Norenburg, Schwartz, Junoy & Maslakova, 2023 (original description)
Tetranemertes pastafariensis Cherneva, Ellison, Zattara, Norenburg, Schwartz, Junoy & Maslakova, 2023 (original description)
Tetranemertes paulayi Cherneva, Ellison, Zattara, Norenburg, Schwartz, Junoy & Maslakova, 2023 (original description)
Tetranemertes rubrolineata (Kirsteuer, 1965) (additional source)
Tetranemertes unistriata Cherneva, Ellison, Zattara, Norenburg, Schwartz, Junoy & Maslakova, 2023 (original description)
Holotype USNM 1618678, identified as Tetranemertes bifrost Cherneva, Ellison, Zattara, Norenburg, Schwartz, Junoy & Maslakova, 2023
 Description

External appearance of live specimens. Long, thin, thread-like body. Can stretch much more than 200 mm long, and up ... [details]

 Diagnosis

Tetranemertes bifrost sp. nov. differs from all other species of this genus by its distinctive color: purple to ... [details]

 Distribution

Caribbean Sea: Bocas del Toro, Panamá, also common at Fuerte Sherman, Colon, Panamá; photographed off Puerto ... [details]

 Etymology

The name refers to the bright, colorful iridescent stripes and spots characterizing this species. Bifrost, the ... [details]

 Habitat

Free living, benthic marine worms inhabiting coral rubble, gravel, and shell hash. Often found stretched between ... [details]

 Reproduction

Oocytes, measuring 50–80 micron in diameter were noted in specimen CB057_18_03 collected in August 2018. [details]