Namalycastis jaya
| Namalycastis jaya | |
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| Anterior end of N. jaya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Phyllodocida |
| Family: | Nereidae |
| Genus: | Namalycastis |
| Species: | N. jaya |
| Binomial name | |
| Namalycastis jaya Magesh, Kvist & Glasby, 2012 | |
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| Collection localities of N. jaya | |
Namalycastis jaya Mathan Magesh, Kvist & Glasby, 2012 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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