original description
Cameron C.B., Ostiguy A. 2013. Three new species of Glossobalanus (Hemichordata: Enteropneusta: Ptychoderidae) from western North America. Zootaxa 3630 p.143-154, available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3630.1.5 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology From Cameron & Ostiguy 2013: "The name honors G.F.G. William of Reed College, Portland, who donated several fixed specimens taken from the Oregon coast to the Bullock collection" [details]
Length 13cm in total length; proboscis 2.5mm and collar 1.5mm (Holotype) [details]