Rozbaczylo, N.; Canahuire, E.; Ojeda, F.P. (1996). Presence of <i>Micronereis</i> in Antarctic waters and descriptions of a new species, <i>M. antarctica</i> (Polychaeta: Nereididae: Notophycinae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 109(4): 645-652., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645256 page(s): 646-652, figs. 1-2 [details]
Distribution Antarctic Ocean: South Shetland Islands, Robert Island, intertidal to 6 m deep, and Palmer Archipelago, Doumer Island, 3-30 m.
Distribution Antarctic Ocean: South Shetland Islands, Robert Island, intertidal to 6 m deep, and Palmer Archipelago, Doumer Island, 3-30 m. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet antarctica refers to the fact that it was the fist species of Micronereis to be known from Antarctic...
Etymology The specific epithet antarctica refers to the fact that it was the fist species of Micronereis to be known from Antarctic waters. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Micronereis antarctica Rozbaczylo, Canahuire & Ojeda, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329376 on 2024-07-04
original descriptionRozbaczylo, N.; Canahuire, E.; Ojeda, F.P. (1996). Presence of <i>Micronereis</i> in Antarctic waters and descriptions of a new species, <i>M. antarctica</i> (Polychaeta: Nereididae: Notophycinae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 109(4): 645-652., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34645256 page(s): 646-652, figs. 1-2 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Depth range Intertidal to 30 m. [details] Distribution Antarctic Ocean: South Shetland Islands, Robert Island, intertidal to 6 m deep, and Palmer Archipelago, Doumer Island, 3-30 m. [details] Etymology The specific epithet antarctica refers to the fact that it was the fist species of Micronereis to be known from Antarctic waters. [details] Habitat In Robert Island (South Shetland Islands), the species was collected from a rocky shore during low tide, in the lower intertidal fringe, amongst the alga Gigartina skottsbergii Setchell & Gardner, 1936. In Doumer Island (Palmer Archipelago), the species was collected from the intertidal down to 30 m deep in the subtidal seabed zone, reaching the highest densities between 12 and 20 m depth, which corresponds to a zone dominated by species of the red algal genera Iridaea, Plocamium, Ptilonia, and Callophyllis. [details] Reproduction A female 21 mm long, for 41 setigers, was collected with a mucous egg cocoon in the lower intertidal fringe of Robert Island attached by mucous to Gigartina skottsbergii. The mucous egg cocoon preserved in alcohol measured 3 mm in diameter and contained at least two layers of eggs, with the outer layer having 143 dark brown eggs, 261-360 µm in diameter. [details] Type locality South Bay, Doumer Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica (-64.8667º, -63.6º), at 12 m, on the seabed. [details]