Species ID
OC-SP-0002943
Discovered
Phylum
Nemertea
Species ID
OC-SP-0002943
Provisional Species Name
Nipponnemertes sp_SMTM018
Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS
Nipponnemertes
Lowest Known Rank
Genus
Status
Discovered
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Embargo
No
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Nemertea
Class
Hoplonemertea
Order
Monostilifera
Family
Cratenemertidae
Genus
Nipponnemertes
Date Identified
06/08/2025
Taxonomic Remarks
Body shape and colour, number and distribution of ocelli, reduced cerebral organ furrows, and a larger S/B ratio differentiate this species from other Nipponnemertes spp. COI sequence aligns this species within the Nipponnemertes, but is >10% divergent from the nearest congener.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
08/04/2026
Description of Material
Body 3-10 mm long, 0.25-0.3 mm wide, relatively long and slender, semi-translucent, white; cephalic lobe bluntly rounded; cerebral ganglia large, colourless, clear, showing through body wall; cerebral organ furrows inconspicuous, neck furrow absent. Two to four ocelli arranged in a sparse row along each side of head. Stylet basis in the one examined individual was greatly reduced, much shorter than the stylet; S/B = 6. Two accessory stylet sacs with 5-6 stylets each.
Ecology
Associated with coral rubble.
Distribution
Only known from Atauro Island, Timor-Leste.
Scientific Name Authorship
Maslakova, Svetlana
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