WoRMS taxon details
Protoglossus graveolens Giray & King, 1996
158483 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158483)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Giray, C. and G.M. King. 1996. Protoglossus graveolens, a new hemichordate (Hemichordata: Enteropneusta: Harrimanidae) from the Northwest Atlantic. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 109 (3): 430-445., available online at http://biostor.org/reference/74353 [details]
Holotype USNM 173686, geounit Maine
Holotype USNM 173686, geounit Maine [details]
Distribution This species has been found in Lowes and Clark Cove (Maine), and co-occurs with S. bromophenolosus. However, it can burrow...
Etymology The animal emits a strong bromoform odor. The species name graveolens ("strognly smelling") comes from the Latin gravis...
Distribution This species has been found in Lowes and Clark Cove (Maine), and co-occurs with S. bromophenolosus. However, it can burrow deeper than the latter species. [details]
Etymology The animal emits a strong bromoform odor. The species name graveolens ("strognly smelling") comes from the Latin gravis...
Etymology The animal emits a strong bromoform odor. The species name graveolens ("strognly smelling") comes from the Latin gravis ("grave" or "heavy") and Latin -olens ("smelling" - from the verb olere). [details]
Swalla, B.J.; van der Land, J. (2024). Hemichordata World Database. Protoglossus graveolens Giray & King, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158483 on 2024-04-27
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original description
Giray, C. and G.M. King. 1996. Protoglossus graveolens, a new hemichordate (Hemichordata: Enteropneusta: Harrimanidae) from the Northwest Atlantic. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 109 (3): 430-445., available online at http://biostor.org/reference/74353 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 173686, geounit Maine [details]
Paratype USNM 173687, geounit Maine [details]
Paratype USNM 173688, geounit Maine [details]
Paratype USNM 173689, geounit Maine [details]
Paratype USNM 173690, geounit Maine [details]
Paratype USNM 173691, geounit Maine [details]
From editor or global species database
Dimensions ~24cm on average, with the largest specimen being 47cm. [details]Distribution This species has been found in Lowes and Clark Cove (Maine), and co-occurs with S. bromophenolosus. However, it can burrow deeper than the latter species. [details]
Etymology The animal emits a strong bromoform odor. The species name graveolens ("strognly smelling") comes from the Latin gravis ("grave" or "heavy") and Latin -olens ("smelling" - from the verb olere). [details]
Habitat This species was originally discovered in intertidal mud flats (benthic). It has also been found in subtidal areas. [details]
From other sources
Diet mucusciliary feeders, but also swallow a considerable amount of sand and presumably obtain nourishment from detritus ingested at the same time [details]Reproduction sexes are separate but may be indistinguishable externally; fertilization is external (dispersed in water) [details]
