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Kirkegaardia filiformis Blake & Dean, 2019

1394447  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1394447)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A.; Dean, Harlan K. (2019). New Species of Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Caribbean Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4671(3): 301-338., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4671.3.1
page(s): 320-322, fig. 11; note: Aruba, Caribbean [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  USNM 1557524, geounit Aruba  
Holotype USNM 1557524, geounit Aruba [details]
Note 500 m off Oranjestad, western coast of Aruba...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality 500 m off Oranjestad, western coast of Aruba Island (Netherlands), Caribbean, 12.505, -70.045 (12°30.3ʹN, 70°02.7ʹW), dredged, 30 m [details]
Etymology authors: Kirkegaardia filiformis is named "from the Latin, filum, for thread, and refers to the thin, thread-like body of...  
Etymology authors: Kirkegaardia filiformis is named "from the Latin, filum, for thread, and refers to the thin, thread-like body of this species." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Kirkegaardia filiformis Blake & Dean, 2019. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1394447 on 2025-07-05
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2019-12-26 07:27:07Z
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Nomenclature

original description Blake, James A.; Dean, Harlan K. (2019). New Species of Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Caribbean Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4671(3): 301-338., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4671.3.1
page(s): 320-322, fig. 11; note: Aruba, Caribbean [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Holotype USNM 1557524, geounit Aruba [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology authors: Kirkegaardia filiformis is named "from the Latin, filum, for thread, and refers to the thin, thread-like body of this species." [details]

Type locality 500 m off Oranjestad, western coast of Aruba Island (Netherlands), Caribbean, 12.505, -70.045 (12°30.3ʹN, 70°02.7ʹW), dredged, 30 m [details]
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