WoRMS name details
Pycnophyes chalgap Sánchez, Rho, Min, Kim & Sørensen, 2013
1433122 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1433122)
unaccepted (new combination)
Species
marine
Sánchez, N.; Rho, H.S.; Min, W.-G.; Kim, D.; Sørensen, M.V. (2013). Four new species of <i>Pycnophyes</i> (Kinorhyncha: Homalorhagida) from Korea and the East China Sea. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 77(2): 353-380., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.03769.15a
note: The source says: Published online May 27, 2013. Description: pp. 361-367, figs 5-8, tabs 3-4. [details] Available for editors
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note: The source says: Published online May 27, 2013. Description: pp. 361-367, figs 5-8, tabs 3-4. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NHMD ZMUC-KIN-642, geounit Korea Strait
Holotype NHMD ZMUC-KIN-642, geounit Korea Strait [details]
Etymology The species name, chalgap, refers to a unit in the traditional Korean warrior armor that is used to protect the neck and...
Etymology The species name, chalgap, refers to a unit in the traditional Korean warrior armor that is used to protect the neck and throat. The name is inspired by the shape of the extended midsternal plate on segment 1. [details]
Neuhaus, B.; Sánchez Santos, N. (2026). World Kinorhyncha Database. Pycnophyes chalgap Sánchez, Rho, Min, Kim & Sørensen, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1433122 on 2026-07-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Sánchez, N.; Rho, H.S.; Min, W.-G.; Kim, D.; Sørensen, M.V. (2013). Four new species of <i>Pycnophyes</i> (Kinorhyncha: Homalorhagida) from Korea and the East China Sea. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 77(2): 353-380., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.03769.15a
note: The source says: Published online May 27, 2013. Description: pp. 361-367, figs 5-8, tabs 3-4. [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Sánchez, N.; Yamasaki, H.; Pardos, F.; Sørensen, M. V.; Martínez, A. (2016). Morphology disentangles the systematics of a ubiquitous but elusive meiofaunal group (Kinorhyncha: Pycnophyidae). <em>Cladistics.</em> 32(5): 479-505., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.12143
note: New combination: pp. 495-497, tab. 6. [details] Available for editors [request]
note: The source says: Published online May 27, 2013. Description: pp. 361-367, figs 5-8, tabs 3-4. [details] Available for editors
[request]new combination reference Sánchez, N.; Yamasaki, H.; Pardos, F.; Sørensen, M. V.; Martínez, A. (2016). Morphology disentangles the systematics of a ubiquitous but elusive meiofaunal group (Kinorhyncha: Pycnophyidae). <em>Cladistics.</em> 32(5): 479-505., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.12143
note: New combination: pp. 495-497, tab. 6. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Holotype NHMD ZMUC-KIN-642, geounit Korea Strait [details]
Paratype NHMD ZMUC-KIN-643, geounit Korea Strait [details]
Paratype NHMD ZMUC-KIN-644, geounit Korea Strait [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The species name, chalgap, refers to a unit in the traditional Korean warrior armor that is used to protect the neck and throat. The name is inspired by the shape of the extended midsternal plate on segment 1. [details]
