WoRMS taxon details
original description
Lee, Geon Hyeok; Meißner, Karin; Yoon, Seong Myeong; Min, Gi-Sik. (2021). New species of the genus <em>Spio</em> (Annelida, Spionidae) from the southern and western coasts of Korea. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1070: 151-164., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/73847/list/9/ [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Abe, Hirokazu; Sato-Okoshi, Waka. (2021). Molecular identification and larval morphology of spionid polychaetes (Annelida, Spionidae) from northeastern Japan. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1015: 1-86., available online at https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/54387/list/9/ page(s): 63, figures 9L–N; note: records of larvae of Spio sp. 2, Sasuhama and Onagawa Bay, Japan, based on subsequent molecular match by Lee et al (2021) [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NNIBR NIBRIV0000888168, geounit Yellow Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology authors: Spio "pigmentata, originates from the Latin word pigmentum, meaning “pigment” This name refers to the new species having conspicuous black pigmentation on the body." [details]
Type locality Korea western coast, Yellow Sea, 36.2619, 126.5466 (36°15'42.9"N, 126°32'47.9"E), intertidal sand. [details]
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