Namalycastis jaya | |
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Anterior end of N. jaya | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Annelida |
Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
Subclass: | Errantia |
Order: | Phyllodocida |
Family: | Nereididae |
Genus: | Namalycastis |
Species: | N. jaya |
Binomial name | |
Namalycastis jaya Magesh, Kvist & Glasby, 2012 | |
Collection localities of N. jaya |
Namalycastis jaya is a species of brackish-water polychaete worm in the family Nereididae known from the southern coast of Kerala in southwest India.
Type locality: Thiruvananthapuram coast, Kerala, India, 8°36'57.47"N, 76°49'8.914"E
Etymology: The worm is named for Tamil Nadu Chief minister J. Jayalalitha who developed education in Tamil Nadu.[1]
References
- ↑ Magesh, Mathan; Kvist, Sebastian; Glasby, Chris (2012). "Description and phylogeny of Namalycastis jaya sp. n. (Polychaeta, Nereididae, Namanereidinae) from the southwest coast of India". ZooKeys (238): 31–43. doi:10.3897/zookeys.238.4014. PMC 3496943. PMID 23226706.
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