WoRMS taxon details
original description
Woodwick K, Sensenbaugh T (1985) Saxipendium coronatum, new genus, new species (Hemichordata: Enteropneusta): the unusual spaghetti worms of the Galápagos Rift hydrothermal vents. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 98: 351-365., available online at http://biostor.org/reference/75278 [details]
taxonomy source
Deland, C.; Cameron, C. B.; Rao, K. P.; Ritter, W. E.; Bullock, T. H. (2010). A taxonomic revision of the family Harrimaniidae (Hemichordata: Enteropneusta) with descriptions of seven species from the Eastern Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2408(1): 1-30., available online at https://www.webdepot.umontreal.ca/Usagers/cameroc/MonDepotPublic/Cameron/#Publications [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Holotype USNM 97395, geounit Galapagos Islands [details]
Paratype USNM 97396, geounit Galapagos Islands [details]
Paratype USNM 97397, geounit Galapagos Islands [details]
Paratype USNM 97398, geounit Galapagos Islands [details]
Unknown type USNM 1074214, geounit Galapagos Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Classification Cannon et al. (2009) showed they are members of the Harrimaniidae. [details]
Habitat They were found near the 'Rose Garden' loosely attached to rocks. [details]
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English |
spaghetti worm |
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