Nicon orensanzi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phyllodocida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Polychaeta Subclassis: Palpata Ordo: Aciculata Subordo: Phyllodocida

Familia: Nereididae
Genus: Nicon
Species: Nicon orensanzi

Name

• Nicon orensanzi León-González & Trovant, 2013

Holotype: LACM-AHF 4999.

Type locality: Bunche beach (0°39'01.98"N, 80°03'55.01"W), Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, March 21 2009, coll. Berenice Trovant and Santiago Tineo.

Etymology: The new species is dedicated to Dr. José María (Lobo) Orensanz, who has made significant contributions to the taxonomy of polychaetes and has been a mentor to the authors of this paper.

References

• Jesús Angel de León-González; Berenice Trovant, 2013: A new species of Nicon Kinberg, 1866 (Polychaeta, Nereididae) from Ecuador, Eastern Pacific, with a key to all known species of the genus. 269: 67–76. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.269.4003.