Namalycastis jaya explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Magesh. Mathan. Kvist. Sebastian. Glasby. Chris. Description and phylogeny of Namalycastis jaya sp. n. (Polychaeta, Nereididae, Namanereidinae) from the southwest coast of India. ZooKeys. 2012. 238. 31–43. 10.3897/zookeys.238.4014. 23226706. 3496943. free. 2012ZooK..238...31M .

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