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Spiophanes inflatus Meißner, 2005
608082 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:608082)
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Meißner, Karin. (2005). Revision of the genus <i>Spiophanes</i> (Polychaeta, Spionidae); with new synonymies, new records and descriptions of new species. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Zoologische Reihe.</em> 81(1): 3-65., available online at http://doi.org/10.1002/mmnz.200310001
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Holotype LACM-AHF POLY 2144, verbatimGeounit off...
, Note off Durban, South Africa, South Indian Ocean,...
Holotype LACM-AHF POLY 2144, verbatimGeounit off Durban, South Af... [details]
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Type locality off Durban, South Africa, South Indian Ocean, 29 26′ 0″ S, 31 46′ 0″ E (-29.433333, 31.766667) [details]
Etymology inflatus is Latin for puffed up, swollen, thickened, and refers to the swollen margins of postchaetal lobes on chaetigers...
Etymology inflatus is Latin for puffed up, swollen, thickened, and refers to the swollen margins of postchaetal lobes on chaetigers 1–4, a diagnostic character of this species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Spiophanes inflatus Meißner, 2005. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=608082 on 2024-04-19
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Meißner, Karin. (2005). Revision of the genus <i>Spiophanes</i> (Polychaeta, Spionidae); with new synonymies, new records and descriptions of new species. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Zoologische Reihe.</em> 81(1): 3-65., available online at http://doi.org/10.1002/mmnz.200310001
page(s): 24 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 24 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype LACM-AHF POLY 2144, verbatimGeounit off Durban, South Af... [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology inflatus is Latin for puffed up, swollen, thickened, and refers to the swollen margins of postchaetal lobes on chaetigers 1–4, a diagnostic character of this species. [details]Type locality off Durban, South Africa, South Indian Ocean, 29 26′ 0″ S, 31 46′ 0″ E (-29.433333, 31.766667) [details]