Echinoderes aspinosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyclorhagae
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Cycloneuralia Cladus: Scalidophora Phylum: Kinorhyncha Ordo: Cyclorhagida Subordo: Cyclorhagae

Familia: Echinoderidae
Genus: Echinoderes
Species: Echinoderes aspinosus

Name

• Echinoderes aspinosus Sørensen, Rho, Min, Kim & Chang, 2012: 165, figs 2–3, Table 2

Holotype: NIBR, INBRIV0000245081, ♀.

Type locality: Station CYC-23, Yeonpyeong Island off the Korean west coast, (Fig. 1A), 37°39.05’N 125°41.43’E, Korea, from subtidal sand, mounted in glycerine.

Etymology: The species name is composed of the Latin a- (no or lacking) and -spina (spine), meaning the one without spines, with reference to the complete absence of spines on segments 1 to 10.

References

• Sørensen, M.V., Rho, H.S., Min, W.-G., Kim, D. & Chang, C.Y. 2012. An exploration of Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida) in Korean and neighboring waters, with the description of four new species and a redescription of E. tchefouensis Lou, 1934. Zootaxa 3368: 161–196. Preview PDF Reference page.