WoRMS taxon details
original description
Hernández-Alcántara, Pablo; Solis-Weiss, Vivianne. (2024). Morphometric and taxonomic approach to describe <i>Heterospio variabilis</i> (Annelida, Longosomatidae), a new species with three size-dependent morphotypes, from the Gulf of California, Eastern Pacific. <em>PeerJ.</em> 12: e17093: 1-30., available online at https://peerj.com/articles/17093/ page(s): 7 of 30, figures 2-7; note: North Consag Rocks, Sta. 37 Cortes 2; 31 16.1' N, 114 21.7 W; 30.3 m, Gulf of California, Mexican Pacific [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype ICML-UNAM CNAP-ICML: POH-13-001., geounit Gulf of California [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Authors: Heterospio variabilis is so named "to emphasize its high variability in the number of branchiae." [details]
Type locality North Consag Rocks, Sta. 37 Cortes 2; 31.2683, -114.3617 (31 16.1' N, 114 21.7 W); 30.3 m, Gulf of California, Mexican Pacific [details]
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