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Carazziella spongilla Sato-Okoshi, 1998
327362 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327362)
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Sato-Okoshi, Waka. (1998). Three new species of polydorids (Polychaeta, Spionidae) from Japan. <em>Species Diversity.</em> 3(2): 277-288., available online at https://doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.3.277
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Holotype NHMIC CBM-ZW-906, geounit Shinji Ko
, Note Lake Shinji, Shimane Prefecture, Japan...
Holotype NHMIC CBM-ZW-906, geounit Shinji Ko [details]
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Type locality Lake Shinji, Shimane Prefecture, Japan (gazetteer estimate 35.45°, 132.95°), extracted from the freshwater sponge Spongilla alba Carter, 1849. [details]
Depth range Not stated in the original description, but collected in shallow water (Lake Shinji is 4.5 m deep in mean depth).
Distribution Japan: Lake Shinji (inland lake).
Etymology "The specific name spongilla is derived from the host sponge, Spongilla alba; a noun in apposition" (Sato-Okoshi, 1998: 284).
Depth range Not stated in the original description, but collected in shallow water (Lake Shinji is 4.5 m deep in mean depth). [details]
Distribution Japan: Lake Shinji (inland lake).
Distribution Japan: Lake Shinji (inland lake). [details]
Etymology "The specific name spongilla is derived from the host sponge, Spongilla alba; a noun in apposition" (Sato-Okoshi, 1998: 284).
Etymology "The specific name spongilla is derived from the host sponge, Spongilla alba; a noun in apposition" (Sato-Okoshi, 1998: 284). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Carazziella spongilla Sato-Okoshi, 1998. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327362 on 2025-08-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Sato-Okoshi, Waka. (1998). Three new species of polydorids (Polychaeta, Spionidae) from Japan. <em>Species Diversity.</em> 3(2): 277-288., available online at https://doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.3.277
page(s): 284-286, figs. 3a-j, 4a, 5 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 284-286, figs. 3a-j, 4a, 5 [details] Available for editors

Holotype NHMIC CBM-ZW-906, geounit Shinji Ko [details]
From editor or global species database
Association In the freshwater sponge Spongilla alba Carter, 1849. [details]Depth range Not stated in the original description, but collected in shallow water (Lake Shinji is 4.5 m deep in mean depth). [details]
Distribution Japan: Lake Shinji (inland lake). [details]
Etymology "The specific name spongilla is derived from the host sponge, Spongilla alba; a noun in apposition" (Sato-Okoshi, 1998: 284). [details]
Habitat Observed inhabiting the freshwater sponge Spongilla alba Carter, 1849 in shallow waters of the brackish Lake Shinji, Japan. The salinity of the collecting sites ranged from 0.7 to 2.0‰. [details]
Reproduction Oocytes of 120 µm in diameter observed in November 1989. [details]
Type locality Lake Shinji, Shimane Prefecture, Japan (gazetteer estimate 35.45°, 132.95°), extracted from the freshwater sponge Spongilla alba Carter, 1849. [details]