WoRMS taxon details
original description
Jimi, Naoto; Fujita, Toshihiko; Woo, Sau Pinn. (2023). Four new species of coral- and rock-boring polychaetes <em>Daylithos</em> (Annelida, Flabelligeridae) from the Pacific Ocean. <em>Zoosystematics and Evolution.</em> 99(1): 149-159., available online at https://zse.pensoft.net/article/97944/list/9/ page(s): 157, figure 5; note: south coast of Pulau Dangli, Langkawi, Malaysia (6.4473°N, 99.7774°E), 3–5 m depth [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype USMCRC-Pol001, (unexplained register code, refers to University of Sains Malaysia Coastal Research Center, located in Penang), geounit Malacca Strait [details]
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Etymology Daylithos langkawiensis is named for the site of collection, Langkawi Island, Malacca Strait, Malaysia [details]
Type locality south coast of Pulau Dangli, Langkawi, Malacca Strait, Malaysia (6.4473°N, 99.7774°E), 3–5 m depth [details]
Type specimen The museum holding the type specimen of Daylithos langkawiensis is not stated, contrary to the requirement of the ICZN Code 16.4.2. The register code given, USMCRC-Pol001,refers to a museum in Malaysia, University of Sains Malaysia Coastal Research Center, CEMACS Centre for Marine & Coastal Studies, located in Penang, Marine Reference Collection online at: https://crc.mybis.gov.my/ (pers comm. Naoto Jimi) [details]
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