WoRMS taxon details
Sphenoderes aspidochelone Sørensen & Landers, 2018
1433160 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1433160)
accepted
Species
marine
Sørensen, M. V.; Landers, S. C. (2018). New species of Semnoderidae (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida: Kentrorhagata) from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 48(1): 327-355., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-017-0728-x
note: The source says: Published online: 20 May 2017. Description: pp. 329-334, figs 2-7, tabs 2-3. [details] Available for editors [request]
note: The source says: Published online: 20 May 2017. Description: pp. 329-334, figs 2-7, tabs 2-3. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NHMD NHMD-115833, geounit Gulf of Mexico
Holotype NHMD NHMD-115833, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Etymology The species is named after the sea monster Aspidochelone. The monsters are enormous—as big as an island—and are known...
Etymology The species is named after the sea monster Aspidochelone. The monsters are enormous—as big as an island—and are known to have large spines on their backs, and skin with scales. The two latter characters fit well with the new species. [details]
Neuhaus, B. (2024). World Kinorhyncha Database. Sphenoderes aspidochelone Sørensen & Landers, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1433160 on 2024-07-09
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original description
Sørensen, M. V.; Landers, S. C. (2018). New species of Semnoderidae (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida: Kentrorhagata) from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 48(1): 327-355., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-017-0728-x
note: The source says: Published online: 20 May 2017. Description: pp. 329-334, figs 2-7, tabs 2-3. [details] Available for editors [request]
ecology source Hoffman, K. P.; Sánchez, N.; Sørensen, M. V.; Ingels, J. & Landers, S. L. (2021). Kinorhynch communities of Mobile Bay and the Alabama continental shelf. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 62: 371-380., available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.B0EA3C57
note: note: Ecology of Kinorhyncha in the northern Gulf of Mexico. [details] Available for editors [request]
note: The source says: Published online: 20 May 2017. Description: pp. 329-334, figs 2-7, tabs 2-3. [details] Available for editors [request]
ecology source Hoffman, K. P.; Sánchez, N.; Sørensen, M. V.; Ingels, J. & Landers, S. L. (2021). Kinorhynch communities of Mobile Bay and the Alabama continental shelf. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 62: 371-380., available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.B0EA3C57
note: note: Ecology of Kinorhyncha in the northern Gulf of Mexico. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NHMD NHMD-115833, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype NHMD NHMD-115838, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Paratype NHMD NHMD-115834, NHMD-115835, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Paratype NHMD NHMD-115836, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Paratype NHMD NHMD-115837, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The species is named after the sea monster Aspidochelone. The monsters are enormous—as big as an island—and are known to have large spines on their backs, and skin with scales. The two latter characters fit well with the new species. [details]