original description
Sørensen, M. V. (2023). New data on the Echinoderes coulli-group (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida: Echinoderidae): A new species from New Caledonia mangroves, and a redescription of E. bengalensis (Timm, 1958). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 302: 90-101., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2022.11.009
note: The source says: "Available online 23 November 2022". [details] Available for editors
Holotype MNHN MNHN-655Ma, geounit New Caledonia [details]
Paratype MNHN MNHN-656Ma, MNHN-657, geounit New Caledonia [details]
Paratype NHMD NHMD-1175697, geounit New Caledonia [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The species name, lapitaorum, is the genitive declension of the Lapita
– the indigenous people of New Caledonia. [details]