WoRMS taxon details
Paracentrophyes Higgins, 1983
101087 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101087)
accepted
Genus
Paracentrophyes praedictus Higgins, 1983 (type by original designation)
- Species Paracentrophyes anurus Sørensen, Pardos, Herranz & Rho, 2010
- Species Paracentrophyes praedictus Higgins, 1983
- Species Paracentrophyes quadridentatus (Zelinka, 1928)
- Species Paracentrophyes sanchezae Sørensen & Landers, 2017
- Species Paracentrophyes flagellatus (Zelinka, 1928) accepted as Paracentrophyes quadridentatus (Zelinka, 1928) (junior synonym)
marine
Higgins, R. P. (1983). The Atlantic barrier reef ecosystem at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, II. Kinorhyncha. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences.</em> 18: 1-131., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.01960768.18.1 [details] Available for editors 
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Etymology The genus name was derived from Greek παρα- para-, near, next to, and from Greek κέντρον kentron, and referred...
Etymology The genus name was derived from Greek παρα- para-, near, next to, and from Greek κέντρον kentron, and referred to the close phylogenetic relationship to species of the genus Neocentrophyes. [details]
Neuhaus, B. (2025). World Kinorhyncha Database. Paracentrophyes Higgins, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101087 on 2025-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Higgins, R. P. (1983). The Atlantic barrier reef ecosystem at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, II. Kinorhyncha. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences.</em> 18: 1-131., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.01960768.18.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Neuhaus, B.; van der Land, J. (2001). Cephalorhyncha (=Loricifera, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, Nematomorpha), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 159-160 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]basis of record Neuhaus, B.; van der Land, J. (2001). Cephalorhyncha (=Loricifera, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, Nematomorpha), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 159-160 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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additional source
Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
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Etymology The genus name was derived from Greek παρα- para-, near, next to, and from Greek κέντρον kentron, and referred to the close phylogenetic relationship to species of the genus Neocentrophyes. [details]
