WoRMS taxon details
original description
Holland N.D., Osborn, K.J., Kuhnz L.A., 2012. A new deep-sea species of harrimaniid enteropneust (Hemichordata). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125(3) p. 228-240 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Holland N.D., Osborn, K.J., Kuhnz L.A., 2012. A new deep-sea species of harrimaniid enteropneust (Hemichordata). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125(3) p. 228-240 [details]
Holotype SIO BIC-H25, geounit Southern California [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis From Holland et al. (2012): "Differing from Saxipendium coronatum in the following respects: 1) length-to-width ratio of proboscis significantly smaller; 2) color of anterior body regions medium orange (instead of yellowwhite); 3) dorsal collar nerve incompletely invaginated (instead of completely invaginated as a tubular collar cord)." [details]
Etymology From Holland et al. (2012): "From the Latin implicatum or ‘‘entangled,’’ referring to the contorted fecal strand generally accumulated around the posterior of the living worm." [details]
Habitat Individuals have been found both epibenthically and burrowed. [details]
Length Between 22 and 35cm. [details]
Synonymy Saxipendium sp. 1 from Osborn et al. (2012) [details]
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