WoRMS taxon details
Tergivelum Holland, Jones, Ellena, Ruhl & Smith, 2009
517254 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:517254)
accepted
Genus
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Holland, N.; Jones, W.; Ellena, J.; Ruhl, H.; Smith, J. K. (2009). A new deep-sea species of epibenthic acorn worm (Hemichordata, Enteropneusta). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 31, 333-346., available online at http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5252/z2009n2a6?journalCode=zoos [details]
Etymology Tergivelum is derived from the Latin tergum ("back") and Latin velum ("veil").
Etymology Tergivelum is derived from the Latin tergum ("back") and Latin velum ("veil"). [details]
Swalla, B.J.; van der Land, J. (2025). Hemichordata World Database. Tergivelum Holland, Jones, Ellena, Ruhl & Smith, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=517254 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Holland, N.; Jones, W.; Ellena, J.; Ruhl, H.; Smith, J. K. (2009). A new deep-sea species of epibenthic acorn worm (Hemichordata, Enteropneusta). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 31, 333-346., available online at http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5252/z2009n2a6?journalCode=zoos [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Tergivelum is derived from the Latin tergum ("back") and Latin velum ("veil"). [details]
