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Polychaeta name detailsPrionospio (Minuspio) elegantula Imajima, 1990
331097 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331097)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine,
recent only
Imajima, M. (1990). Spionidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Japan. III. The genus <i>Prionospio (Minuspio)</i>. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology).</em> 16(2): 61-78., available online at http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110004311737/en
page(s): 65-68, figs. 4a-h, 5a-i [details]
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 300, geounit Honshu Island
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 300, geounit Honshu Island [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Near Oga Peninsula, Honshu, Japan, Sea of Japan, Pacific Ocean (from 39º49.8'N, 139º47.2'E, to 39º50.0'N, 139º47.5'E), 65-70 m. [details]
Depth range 29-103 m.
Depth range 29-103 m. [details] Distribution Pacific Ocean: off Tanegashima (Pacific coast of Japan); Sea of Japan coast of Honshu Island (Japan).
Distribution Pacific Ocean: off Tanegashima (Pacific coast of Japan); Sea of Japan coast of Honshu Island (Japan). [details] Etymology Not stated, uncertain. The specific epithet elegantula (masculine: elegantulus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'small and...
Etymology Not stated, uncertain. The specific epithet elegantula (masculine: elegantulus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'small and elegant'<, and refers presumably to the small size of the species, with ''holotype incomplete with 47 setigers, measuring 10 mm in length and about 0.5 mm in width, including parapodia; small complete specimen (paratype) with 53 setigers, measuring 6 mm in length and 0.27 mm in width including parapodia'' (Imajima, 1990: 65-67). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta database. Prionospio (Minuspio) elegantula Imajima, 1990. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331097 on 2024-04-18
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original description
Imajima, M. (1990). Spionidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Japan. III. The genus <i>Prionospio (Minuspio)</i>. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology).</em> 16(2): 61-78., available online at http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110004311737/en
page(s): 65-68, figs. 4a-h, 5a-i [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 300, geounit Honshu Island [details]
Nontype NSMT, geounit Tanegashima [details]
Paratype NSMT Pol. P 301, geounit Honshu Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 29-103 m. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: off Tanegashima (Pacific coast of Japan); Sea of Japan coast of Honshu Island (Japan). [details] Etymology Not stated, uncertain. The specific epithet elegantula (masculine: elegantulus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'small and elegant'<, and refers presumably to the small size of the species, with ''holotype incomplete with 47 setigers, measuring 10 mm in length and about 0.5 mm in width, including parapodia; small complete specimen (paratype) with 53 setigers, measuring 6 mm in length and 0.27 mm in width including parapodia'' (Imajima, 1990: 65-67). [details] Habitat Not stated. [details] Type locality Near Oga Peninsula, Honshu, Japan, Sea of Japan, Pacific Ocean (from 39º49.8'N, 139º47.2'E, to 39º50.0'N, 139º47.5'E), 65-70 m. [details]
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