WoRMS taxon details
Iphitime nubila Hookabe, Yamamori et al. 2025
1829372 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1829372)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hookabe, Natsumi; Yamamori, Luna; Ogawa, Akito; Jimi, Naoto; Kohtsuka, Hisanori & Rouse, Greg W. (2025). An updated phylogeny of <i>Iphitime</i> (Annelida: Dorvilleidae) revealing multiple host switching, with description of <i>I. nubila</i> sp. nov. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 204(4):., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/204/4/zlaf101/8222034
page(s): 7 of 16, figures 3-5; note: Holotype NSMT-Pol H-986, female, from Dardanus crassimanus crab within a shell of Tutufa bufo, collected in a net at depth of 5-50 m, off Minabe, Wakayama, Japan, geolocations not known to the authors...
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page(s): 7 of 16, figures 3-5; note: Holotype NSMT-Pol H-986, female, from Dardanus crassimanus crab within a shell of Tutufa bufo, collected in a net at depth of 5-50 m, off Minabe, Wakayama, Japan, geolocations not known to the authors...
Holotype NSMT-Pol H-986, female, from Dardanus crassimanus crab within a shell of Tutufa bufo, collected in a net at depth of 5-50 m, off Minabe, Wakayama, Japan, geolocations not known to the authors, but the town of Minabe is at 33.7725, 135.32056
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Holotype NSMT NSMT-Pol H-986, female, geounit...
, Note Holotype NSMT-Pol H-986, female, from Dardanus...
Holotype NSMT Holotype NSMT-Pol H-986, female, geounit Wakayama Prefecture [details]
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Type locality Holotype NSMT-Pol H-986, female, from Dardanus crassimanus crab within a shell of Tutufa bufo, collected in a net at depth 5-50 m, off Minabe, Wakayama, Japan, geolocations not known, but the town of Minabe is at 33.7725, 135.32056 [details]
Etymology Iphitime nubila is named (authors say) "from the Latin word for ‘cloudy’ or ‘foggy’, inspired by the Cloud Dragon...
Etymology Iphitime nubila is named (authors say) "from the Latin word for ‘cloudy’ or ‘foggy’, inspired by the Cloud Dragon painting ‘Unryû-zu’ on the ceiling of Tenryu-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan. It describes the species’ prominent dorsal branchiae, reminiscent of dragon scales, and their attachment to the ventral surface inside their host hermit crab shells, reminiscent of the painting." If Latin 'nubila' means cloudy, then it is an adjective in gender agreement with Iphitime, a feminine personal name from ancient Greece. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Iphitime nubila Hookabe, Yamamori et al. 2025. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1829372 on 2026-01-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Hookabe, Natsumi; Yamamori, Luna; Ogawa, Akito; Jimi, Naoto; Kohtsuka, Hisanori & Rouse, Greg W. (2025). An updated phylogeny of <i>Iphitime</i> (Annelida: Dorvilleidae) revealing multiple host switching, with description of <i>I. nubila</i> sp. nov. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 204(4):., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/204/4/zlaf101/8222034
page(s): 7 of 16, figures 3-5; note: Holotype NSMT-Pol H-986, female, from Dardanus crassimanus crab within a shell of Tutufa bufo, collected in a net at depth of 5-50 m, off Minabe, Wakayama, Japan, geolocations not known to the authors...
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page(s): 7 of 16, figures 3-5; note: Holotype NSMT-Pol H-986, female, from Dardanus crassimanus crab within a shell of Tutufa bufo, collected in a net at depth of 5-50 m, off Minabe, Wakayama, Japan, geolocations not known to the authors...
Holotype NSMT-Pol H-986, female, from Dardanus crassimanus crab within a shell of Tutufa bufo, collected in a net at depth of 5-50 m, off Minabe, Wakayama, Japan, geolocations not known to the authors, but the town of Minabe is at 33.7725, 135.32056
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Holotype NSMT Holotype NSMT-Pol H-986, female, geounit Wakayama Prefecture [details]
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Diagnosis Prostomium with two antennae protruding forward. Branchiae cirriform without branching, present from chaetiger 1, and inserted dorsally. Parapodia uniramous with 3–5 supraacicular simple chaetae, 6–10 subacicular compound chaetae, and 1 or 2 slender capillary chaetae. Pygidium with two cirri. Sex dimorphism present; female jaws P-type; male jaws K-type. (Hookabe et al, 2025) [details]Etymology Iphitime nubila is named (authors say) "from the Latin word for ‘cloudy’ or ‘foggy’, inspired by the Cloud Dragon painting ‘Unryû-zu’ on the ceiling of Tenryu-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan. It describes the species’ prominent dorsal branchiae, reminiscent of dragon scales, and their attachment to the ventral surface inside their host hermit crab shells, reminiscent of the painting." If Latin 'nubila' means cloudy, then it is an adjective in gender agreement with Iphitime, a feminine personal name from ancient Greece. [details]
Type locality Holotype NSMT-Pol H-986, female, from Dardanus crassimanus crab within a shell of Tutufa bufo, collected in a net at depth 5-50 m, off Minabe, Wakayama, Japan, geolocations not known, but the town of Minabe is at 33.7725, 135.32056 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | unryû-mino-isome | [details] |
