Namalycastis jaya

Namalycastis jaya
Anterior end of N. jaya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Phyllodocida
Family: Nereidae
Genus: Namalycastis
Species: N. jaya
Binomial name
Namalycastis jaya
Magesh, Kvist & Glasby, 2012
Collection localities of N. jaya

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.[1]

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