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-159422, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology "The species name refers to Legolas – Elf of Mirkwood, one of the characters in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings”. Legolas was an excellent archer, and another very valuable member of the Fellowship of the Ring." [details]