original description
Grzelak, K.; Sørensen, M. V. (2018). New species of Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida) from Spitsbergen, with additional information about known Arctic species. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 14(2): 113-147., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2017.1367096
note: The source says: Published Online 25 October 2017. [details] Available for editors
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ecology source
Grzelak, K.; Sørensen, M. V. (2019). Diversity and community structure of kinorhynchs around Svalbard: First insights into spatial patterns and environmental drivers. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 282: 31-43., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2019.05.009 [details]
Holotype NHMD NHMD-116279, geounit Svalbard [details]
Nontype uncatalogued, geounit Svalbard [details]
Nontype uncatalogued, geounit Svalbard [details]
Paratype NHMD NHMD-116280 - NHMD-116284, geounit Svalbard [details]
Paratype NHMD NHMD-116285, geounit Svalbard [details]
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Etymology The species name refers to Rhaegal, one of the dragons commanded by Daenerys Targaryen. The dragon was named after her brother Rhaegar Targaryen, called ‘The Last Dragon’; one of the characters in the books of George R.R. Martin. [details]