WoRMS taxon details
Allapasus aurantiacus Holland, Kuhnz & Osborn, 2012
659935 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:659935)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Holland ND, Kuhnz LA, Osborn KJ (2012) Morphology of a New Deep-Sea Acorn Worm (Class Enteropneusta, Phylum Hemichordata): A Part-Time Demersal Drifter with Externalized Ovaries. Journal of Morphology 273:661–671, available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22419131 [details]
Holotype SIO SIO-BIC-H20
Holotype SIO SIO-BIC-H20 [details]
Etymology The species name is derived from the Latin masculine adjective aurantiacus ("orange"), in reference to the light orange...
Etymology The species name is derived from the Latin masculine adjective aurantiacus ("orange"), in reference to the light orange color of the proboscis and collar. [details]
Swalla, B.J.; van der Land, J. (2024). Hemichordata World Database. Allapasus aurantiacus Holland, Kuhnz & Osborn, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=659935 on 2024-04-19
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original description
Holland ND, Kuhnz LA, Osborn KJ (2012) Morphology of a New Deep-Sea Acorn Worm (Class Enteropneusta, Phylum Hemichordata): A Part-Time Demersal Drifter with Externalized Ovaries. Journal of Morphology 273:661–671, available online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22419131 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SIO SIO-BIC-H20 [details]
From editor or global species database
Additional information This is a formal description of Genus D, Species 1 in the recent Osborn et al. paper, which overall identified a number of previously undescribed species in the Torquaratoridae. Not all of them have been formally named (yet). [details]Etymology The species name is derived from the Latin masculine adjective aurantiacus ("orange"), in reference to the light orange color of the proboscis and collar. [details]
Habitat Monterey Submarine Canyon and the base of Davidson Seamount between 60-100 km offshore of Monterey, California, at depths between 2,900-3,500 meters. [details]
Length The holotype specimen is ~26cm long. [details]
Morphology Ovaries are located outside of the body (in lateral wings, along the pharyngeal region). [details]
