WoRMS taxon details
Echinoderes xiphophorus Adrianov & Maiorova, 2021
1547706 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1547706)
accepted
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marine
Adrianov, A. V.; Maiorova, A. S. (2021). Echinoderes xiphophorus sp. nov. – the first deep-water representative of Echinoderidae in the Sea of Japan (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 773: 169-186., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.773.1523 [details]
Holotype MIMB 41347, geounit Sea of Japan
Holotype MIMB 41347, geounit Sea of Japan [details]
Etymology "The species name is derived from the Greek ʻxiphosʼ (sword) and ʻphorusʼ (carry) because of very long sword-like...
Etymology "The species name is derived from the Greek ʻxiphosʼ (sword) and ʻphorusʼ (carry) because of very long sword-like appendages in males dorsally to penile spines." [details]
Neuhaus, B. (2024). World Kinorhyncha Database. Echinoderes xiphophorus Adrianov & Maiorova, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1547706 on 2024-06-23
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Adrianov, A. V.; Maiorova, A. S. (2021). Echinoderes xiphophorus sp. nov. – the first deep-water representative of Echinoderidae in the Sea of Japan (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 773: 169-186., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.773.1523 [details]
Holotype MIMB 41347, geounit Sea of Japan [details]
Paratype MIMB 41348-41351, geounit Sea of Japan [details]
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Etymology "The species name is derived from the Greek ʻxiphosʼ (sword) and ʻphorusʼ (carry) because of very long sword-like appendages in males dorsally to penile spines." [details]
