original description
Cepeda, D.; Álvarez-Castillo, L.; Hermoso-Salazar, M.; Sánchez, N.; Gómez, S.; Pardos, F. (2019). Four new species of Kinorhyncha from the Gulf of California, eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 282: 140-160., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2019.05.011
note: The source says: Available online 6 June 2019. [details]
Holotype USNM 1558492, geounit Gulf of California [details]
Paratype USNM 1558494, geounit Gulf of California [details]
Paratype USNM 1558495, 1558456, geounit Gulf of California [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific epithet from the Latin “fortis”, strong or stout, refers to the markedly thick, robust pachycycli and ball-and-socket joints of the new species. [details]