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Hove, Harry A. ten 1990. Description of Hydroides bulbosus sp. nov. (Polychaeta, Serpulidae), from the Iranian Gulf, with a terminology for opercula of Hydroides. Beaufortia, 41(16): 115-120.
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Hove, H. A.
1990
Description of Hydroides bulbosus sp. nov. (Polychaeta, Serpulidae), from the Iranian Gulf, with a terminology for opercula of Hydroides
Beaufortia
41(16): 115-120
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Holotype NHMUK BMNH ZB 1972.42, geounit Oman, identified as Hydroides bulbosus ten Hove, 1990 [original]
 Etymology

Not stated, but H. bulbosus is evidently named for the bulbous (Latin bulbosus -a –um) dorsal verticil spine. [details]

 Spelling

Gender-variable adjective, corrected herein to feminine 'bulbosa.'  [details]

 Spelling

The spelling 'bulbosus' was correct in 1990, but an ICZN code change in 1999 made Hydroides feminine, thus ... [details]

 Type locality

Khor Ghubb ’Ali, Musandam Peninsula, Oman, Strait of Hormuz, in a sheltered bay at 18 m, 26.2633° 56.3572° ... [details]