ne·re·is

(nîr′ē-ĭs)

n. pl. ne·re·i·des (nə-rē′ĭ-dēz′)

[Latin Nērēïs, Nereid; see Nereid.]

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nereis

(ˈnɪərɪɪs)

(Animals) any polychaete worm of the genus Nereis. See ragworm

[C18: from Latin; see Nereid¹]

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Patterns of mortality in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) from 1998-2001.

Impact of human activities in habitat use and activity patterns of the marine otter (Lontra felina) in central Chile

Amino acid sequence of the small cadmium-binding protein (MP-II) from Nereis diversicolor (Annelida, Polychaeta): evidence for a myohemerythrin structure.

Discovery of Novel Hemocyanin-Like Genes in Metazoans

Another microsporidian was seen in a single nereid worm (probably Nereis virens) collected from the plankton in June 1993.

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The polychaetes Sigambra tentaculata and Nereis arroyensis (Treadwell, 1941) were the most common species.

Efecto de la presion estacional y humana en la fauna macrobentonica del sitio Ramsar pantano Caroni, Trinidad y Tobago

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Enteric bacterial pathogen detection in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) is associated with coastal urbanization and freshwater runoff.

Escherichia coli is not a suitable fecal indicator to assess water fecal contamination by otters/Escherichia coli nao e um indicador adequado para avaliar a contaminacao fecal da agua por lontras

Sexual dimorphism in craniomandibular morphology of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis).

SPATIAL VARIATION IN SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM OF THE AMERICAN BLACK BEAR (URSUS AMERICANUS) IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA

New evidence for the existence of southern sea otters Enhydra lutris nereis in Baja California, Mexico.

First reported occurrence of the southern sea otter Enhydra lutris lutris at California's Santa Barbara Island since 1940

The stomach was collected intact and contained a Pacific cod, Dadus microcephalus, otolith; Arctic lamprey, Lampetra camtschatica, mouth parts; fragments of invertebrates from polychaetes (Polynoidae) and Nereis sp.; and shrimp (Crangonidae); and a few nematodes.

Asphyxiation of an Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whale, Delphinapterus leucas