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Núñez, Jorge; Brito, María del Carmen; Bacallado, Juan José. (1984). Nueva contribución al conocimiento de la familia Nereidae (Annelida Polychaeta), con la descripción de una nueva especie para las Islas Canarias. Anales de la Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Laguna. 10(1-2): 13-24.
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Núñez, Jorge; Brito, María del Carmen; Bacallado, Juan José
1984
Nueva contribución al conocimiento de la familia Nereidae (Annelida Polychaeta), con la descripción de una nueva especie para las Islas Canarias.
Anales de la Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Laguna
10(1-2): 13-24
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
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This paper reports on the study of 3 species of Nereidae present in the Canary Islands of which – Websterinereis glauca (Claparède, 1870) and Neanthes aff. gisserana (Horst, 1924) – are cited for the first time in the Islands; the third, – Rullierinereis tenerifensis –, has resulted to be new for the Science. In addition a list has been compiled, indicating the distribution by islands, of the 14 species of Nereidae known in the Canary Archipelago.
Canary Islands
Eastern Atlantic
Lusitanian region: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands to west Iberian Peninsula together
Eastern Atlantic
Lusitanian region: Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands to west Iberian Peninsula together
Systematics, Taxonomy
Rullierinereis tenerifensis Núñez, Brito & Bacallado, 1984 accepted as Eunereis longissima (Johnston, 1840) (original description)
Holotype Dzull, geounit Tenerife, identified as Rullierinereis tenerifensis Núñez, Brito & Bacallado, 1984
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Tenerife (Canary Islands). [details]
Etymology
The species is named after the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands), where the holotype was collected. [details]
Habitat
Intertidal sandy-stony substrate. [details]
Type locality
Playa de las Américas, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Eastern Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 28.0576°, -16.7365°). [details]
