World Register of Deep-Sea species

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Name

Holland ND, Clague D, Gordon D, Gebruk A, Pawson D, et al. (2005) 'Lophenteropneust' hypothesis refuted by collection and photos of new deep-sea hemichordates. Nature 434: 374-376.

SourceID

152453

Type

Publication

Link

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v434/n7031/full/nature03382.html

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Date

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2013-01-12 18:30:12Z

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Torquarator Holland, Clague, Gordon, Gebruk, Pawson & Vecchione, 2005 (original description)
Torquarator bullocki Holland, Clague, Gordon, Gebruk, Pawson & Vecchione, 2005 (original description)
Torquaratoridae Holland, Clague, Gordon, Gebruk, Pawson & Vecchione, 2005 (original description)

Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Coast and Shelf for Torquarator bullocki Holland, Clague, Gordon, Gebruk, Pawson & Vecchione, 2005

Etymology

for Torquarator Holland, Clague, Gordon, Gebruk, Pawson & Vecchione, 2005

Torquarator is derived from the Latin torques ("collar") and the Latin arator ("ploughman"). [details]

Morphology

for Torquarator bullocki Holland, Clague, Gordon, Gebruk, Pawson & Vecchione, 2005

This species has an exceptionally wide collar. [details]