WoRMS taxon details
Namanereis malaitae (Gibbs, 1971)
889756 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:889756)
accepted
Species
Cryptonereis malaitae Gibbs, 1971 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cryptonereis malaitae Gibbs, 1971) Gibbs, Peter E. (1971). The polychaete fauna of the Solomon Islands. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology.</em> 21(5): 99-211., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2283038
page(s): 144-147, fig. 6A-F [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 144-147, fig. 6A-F [details] Available for editors

Holotype (of Cryptonereis malaitae Gibbs, 1971) NHMUK...
Holotype (of Cryptonereis malaitae Gibbs, 1971) NHMUK 1970.30, geounit Malaita [details]
Depth range Intertidal.
Distribution Alite Harbour, Malaita Island, Solomon Islands (Pacific
Ocean). Known only from the type locality.
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Alite Harbour, Malaita Island, Solomon Islands (Pacific
Ocean). Known only from the type locality.
Distribution Alite Harbour, Malaita Island, Solomon Islands (Pacific
Ocean). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Ocean). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Namanereis malaitae (Gibbs, 1971). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=889756 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cryptonereis malaitae Gibbs, 1971) Gibbs, Peter E. (1971). The polychaete fauna of the Solomon Islands. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology.</em> 21(5): 99-211., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2283038
page(s): 144-147, fig. 6A-F [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 144-147, fig. 6A-F [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
redescription
Glasby, C.J. (1999). The Namanereidinae (Polychaeta: Nereididae). Part 1. Taxonomy and phylogeny. <em>Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement.</em> 25: 1-129., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.0812-7387.25.1999.1354
page(s): 94-96, figs. 1c, 39, 40a-g, table 5; note: based on paratypes [details]
page(s): 94-96, figs. 1c, 39, 40a-g, table 5; note: based on paratypes [details]





Holotype (of Cryptonereis malaitae Gibbs, 1971) NHMUK 1970.30, geounit Malaita [details]
Paratype (of Cryptonereis malaitae Gibbs, 1971) NHMUK 1970.31, geounit Malaita [details]
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Depth range Intertidal. [details]Distribution Alite Harbour, Malaita Island, Solomon Islands (Pacific
Ocean). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Habitat Found between the fibres composing a leaf frond of a coconut palm found stranded at about mid-tide level. [details]
To NHMUK collection (Cryptonereis malaitae Gibbs, 1971; PARATYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3538084) (from synonym Cryptonereis malaitae Gibbs, 1971)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym