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It is not known whether the name Nereus was known to Homer or not, but the name of the Nereids is attested before it, and can be found in the Iliad. [3] Since Nereus only has relevance as the father of the Nereids, it has been suggested that his name could actually be derived from that of his daughters; [4] while the derivation of the Nereids from Nereus, as a patronymic, has also been ...
They are commonly found in all water depths, foraging in seaweeds, hiding under rocks or burrowing in sand or mud. Ragworms are mainly omnivorous but many are active carnivores . Nereids breed only once before dying ( semelparity ), and most of them morph into a distinct form to breed ( epitoky ).
Nereis are osmoconformers.They are dioecious (individuals are male or female) and they release their haploid gametes into the water, a process called spawning.Moreover, upon fertilization and mitotic divisions of the zygote, Nereids form a larval stage which is similar to that of molluscs – i.e. a trochophore larva.
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Spectrally, Nereid appears neutral in colour [12] and water ice has been detected on its surface. [13] Its spectrum appears to be intermediate between Uranus 's moons Titania and Umbriel , which suggests that Nereid's surface is composed of a mixture of water ice and some spectrally neutral material. [ 13 ]
Video captured the moment 17-year-old Brady Procon became an unexpected hero over the weekend after he leaped from his personal watercraft to get control of a runaway boat.
In Greek mythology, Erato (/ ˈ ɛr ə t oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Ἐρατώ, Eratō; 'desired, lovely') was the name of the following individuals.. Erato, one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. [1]
Last Monday in the same area, New York mother Chianti Means, 33, stepped over the guardrail at Luna Park, a small area near the crest of the falls, and intentionally jumped 200 feet into the water ...