WoRMS taxon details
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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