WoRMS taxon details
Spinther ericinus Yamamoto & Imajima, 1985
332044 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332044)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Yamamoto, Ryuta; Imajima, Minoru. (1985). A new species of the genus <i>Spinther</i> (Polychaeta, Spintheridae) from Japan. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo. Series A (Zoology).</em> 11(3): 129-135., available online at https://www.kahaku.go.jp/english/research/publication/zoology/v11_3.html, https://www.kahaku.go.jp/research/publication/zoology/download/11_3/BNSM110302.pdf
page(s): 134-135, fig. 2a-g [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 134-135, fig. 2a-g [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NSMT NSMTPol. H 194., geounit Japan
, Note 102 m off Kushiro, 42°52.5' N, 145°06.5'£ -...
H 194.Japan [details]
Holotype NSMT NSMTPol. H 194., geounit Japan [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality 102 m off Kushiro, 42°52.5' N, 145°06.5'£ - 42°52.3' N, 145°05.9'£ , on July 10, 1983. Holotype, NSMTPol.H 194.Japan [details]
Etymology Not stated but ericinus is Latin for 'of a hedgehog', assumed to be remarking on the dorsum covered with notopodial setae...
Etymology Not stated but ericinus is Latin for 'of a hedgehog', assumed to be remarking on the dorsum covered with notopodial setae (figure 2a,2c). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Spinther ericinus Yamamoto & Imajima, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332044 on 2025-09-13
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Yamamoto, Ryuta; Imajima, Minoru. (1985). A new species of the genus <i>Spinther</i> (Polychaeta, Spintheridae) from Japan. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo. Series A (Zoology).</em> 11(3): 129-135., available online at https://www.kahaku.go.jp/english/research/publication/zoology/v11_3.html, https://www.kahaku.go.jp/research/publication/zoology/download/11_3/BNSM110302.pdf
page(s): 134-135, fig. 2a-g [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 134-135, fig. 2a-g [details] Available for editors
[request]
Holotype NSMT NSMTPol. H 194., geounit Japan [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Not stated but ericinus is Latin for 'of a hedgehog', assumed to be remarking on the dorsum covered with notopodial setae (figure 2a,2c). [details]Type locality 102 m off Kushiro, 42°52.5' N, 145°06.5'£ - 42°52.3' N, 145°05.9'£ , on July 10, 1983. Holotype, NSMTPol.
H 194.Japan [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キタヒレアシゴカイ | [details] |
