Exogone gigas

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phyllodocida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Polychaeta Subclassis: Palpata Ordo: Aciculata Subordo: Phyllodocida

Familia: Syllidae
Subfamilia: Exogoninae
Genus: Exogone
Species: Exogone gigas

Name

Exogone gigas Paresque, Fukuda & Nogueira, 2014

ZooBank: AE233FE2-0E9E-48D0-ADB8-09CCCE676BD6

Type locality: Brazil, State of Rio de Janeiro, 22.198889°S 40.537500°W / -22.198889; -40.537500, 68 m depth.

Holotype: MZUSP 1271.

Paratypes: MZUSP 1272–1274; MZUSP 2083–2084; MNCN 16.01/14629–14630; ZUEC 13532–13534.

Synonymy

• Exogone gigas Paresque, Fukuda & Nogueira, 2014: 525–530, figs. 14–15; — Fukuda et al., 2024: 6.

References

• Fukuda, M.V., Ribeiro, W.M.G., Rossi, R.H.C., Nogueira, J.M. de M. 2024. An overview of the occurrences of Exogone (Annelida, Syllidae) in Brazil, with the description of a new species. Ocean and Coastal Research 72(suppl 1): 1–19. DOI: 10.1590/2675-2824072.23161 . Reference page. 
• Paresque, K., Fukuda, M.V., Nogueira, J.M. de M. 2014. The genus Exogone (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from the Brazilian coast, with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 3790(4): 501–533. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3790.4.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Exogone gigas Paresque, Fukuda & Nogueira, 2014 in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on July 19, 2025