WoRMS taxon details
original description
Wang, Weina; Sui, Jixing; Kou, Qi; Li, Xin-Zheng. (2020). Review of the genus <i>Loimia</i> Malmgren, 1866 (Annelida, Terebellidae) from China seas with recognition of two new species based on integrative taxonomy. <em>PeerJ.</em> 8:e9491., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9491 page(s): 6-9, figs. 1-4, table 3 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype MBMCAS MBM286585, geounit Shandong [details]
Nontype MBMCAS MBM199208, geounit Qingdao [details]
Nontype MBMCAS MBM199302, geounit Qingdao [details]
Paratype MBMCAS MBM286586-MBM286593, geounit Shandong [details]
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Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: northern coast of China (Bohai Sea; Yellow Sea). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet borealis is a Latin adjective meaning 'northern'. "The species is named after its location on the northern coast of China" (Wang et al., 2020: 9). [details]
Habitat Intertidal mud flat. [details]
Type locality Yangkou Village, Shandong Province, China, Bohai Sea, Pacific Ocean (37.2761°, 119.0386°), intertidal mud flat. [details]
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