Kingdom Animalia Family Nereidae Phylum Annelida Order Phyllodocida | Class Polychaeta Genus Namalycastis Rank Species | |
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Similar Phyllodocida, Capitellidae, Nereididae, Capitella | ||
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.
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