original description
Grzelak, K.; Sørensen, M. V. (2022). Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida) from the Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 844: 1-108., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.844.1949
note: The source says: "Published on: 18 October 2022". [details]
Holotype NIWA NIWA-159418, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype NHMD NHMD-917299, NHMD-917300, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype NHMD NHMD-917301, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype NHMD NHMD-917302, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype NIWA NIWA-159419, NIWA-159420, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype NIWA NIWA-159421, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology "The species name refers to Samwise Gamgee, one of the main characters in the novel “The Fellowship of the Ring”, the first volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings”. Samwise was a hobbit from the Shire, Frodo Baggins’ best friend and one of the most loyal members of the Fellowship of the Ring." [details]