WoRMS name details
Loxosiphon aspergillum Quatrefages, 1865
425168 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:425168)
unaccepted (basionym)
Species
Loxosiphon Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Cloeosiphon Grube, 1868
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 605, plate 20, figure 20; note: I'lle de France & collection of the museum [details]
page(s): 605, plate 20, figure 20; note: I'lle de France & collection of the museum [details]
Etymology Not stated but evidently named for the resemblance of the anterior end to that of an aspergillum, a stalked vessel for...
Etymology Not stated but evidently named for the resemblance of the anterior end to that of an aspergillum, a stalked vessel for dispensing holy water. Noun in apposition, thus unchanging in recombinations (use of 'aspergillus' will be incorrect). [details]
Read, G.; Saiz-Salinas, J. (2024). World Sipuncula Database. Loxosiphon aspergillum Quatrefages, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=425168 on 2024-08-15
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Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 605, plate 20, figure 20; note: I'lle de France & collection of the museum [details]
page(s): 605, plate 20, figure 20; note: I'lle de France & collection of the museum [details]
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Etymology Not stated but evidently named for the resemblance of the anterior end to that of an aspergillum, a stalked vessel for dispensing holy water. Noun in apposition, thus unchanging in recombinations (use of 'aspergillus' will be incorrect). [details]
