WoRMS taxon details
Hoilungia hongkongensis Eitel, Schierwater & Wörheide, 2018
1316502 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1316502)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish
Eitel, M., W.R. Francis, F. Varoqueaux, J. Daraspe, H.J. Osigus, S. Krebs, S. Vargas, H. Blum, G.A. Williams, B. Schierwater & G. Worheide. (2018). Comparative genomics and the nature of placozoan species. Plos Biology, 16(7)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2005359 [details] 
Type locality contained in Ho Chung River
type locality contained in Ho Chung River [details]
Etymology hongkongensis, from "Hong Kong" and "-ensis", Latin, suffix referring to place of origin, as specimens are at present...
LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:2B0765C1-D939-48FD-B573-5B3F381817B7
Etymology hongkongensis, from "Hong Kong" and "-ensis", Latin, suffix referring to place of origin, as specimens are at present endemic to Hong Kong. The full name "Hoilungia hongkongensis" thus means "Hong Kong sea dragon". [details]
LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:2B0765C1-D939-48FD-B573-5B3F381817B7
LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:2B0765C1-D939-48FD-B573-5B3F381817B7 [details]
Schierwater, B.; Eitel, M.; Osigus, H.-J.; DeSalle, R. (2024). World Placozoa Database. Hoilungia hongkongensis Eitel, Schierwater & Wörheide, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1316502 on 2024-05-19
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Eitel, M., W.R. Francis, F. Varoqueaux, J. Daraspe, H.J. Osigus, S. Krebs, S. Vargas, H. Blum, G.A. Williams, B. Schierwater & G. Worheide. (2018). Comparative genomics and the nature of placozoan species. Plos Biology, 16(7)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2005359 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology hongkongensis, from "Hong Kong" and "-ensis", Latin, suffix referring to place of origin, as specimens are at present endemic to Hong Kong. The full name "Hoilungia hongkongensis" thus means "Hong Kong sea dragon". [details]LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:2B0765C1-D939-48FD-B573-5B3F381817B7 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Hong Kong sea dragon | [details] |
