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WoRMS taxon detailsPolycirrus onibi Jimi In Jimi, Bessho-Uehara, Nakamura,Sakata, Hayashi, Kanie, Mitani, Ohmiya, Tsuyuki, Ota, Woo & Ogoh, 2023
1651030 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1651030)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Jimi, Naoto; Bessho-Uehara, Manabu; Nakamura, Koji; Sakata, Masahiko; Hayashi, Taro; Kanie, Shusei; Mitani, Yasuo; Ohmiya, Yoshihiro; Tsuyuki, Aoi; Ota, Yuzo; Woo, Sau Pinn; Ogoh, Katsunori. (2023). Investigating the diversity of bioluminescent marine worm <i>Polycirrus</i> (Annelida), with description of three new species from the Western Pacific. <em>Royal Society Open Science.</em> 10(3): 230039: 1-13., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsos.230039
page(s): 5 of 13, figures 2-4; note: from off Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory, Mie, Japan (34.4845° N, 136.8756° E), 1 m depth [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype NSMT NSMT-Pol H-913, geounit Honshu
Holotype NSMT NSMT-Pol H-913, geounit Honshu [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality from off Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory, Sugashima, Ise Bay, Mie, Honshu, Japan (34.4845° N, 136.8756° E), 1 m depth [details]
Etymology Authors: Polycirrus onibi is named "from the Japanese yōkai ‘onibi’. Onibi represents the soul of a deceased human or...
Etymology Authors: Polycirrus onibi is named "from the Japanese yōkai ‘onibi’. Onibi represents the soul of a deceased human or animal, manifested as a floating blue flame. It is often equated with the Will-o’-the-wisp. The blue–purple bioluminescence is reminiscent of this yōkai." [Yokai are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Polycirrus onibi Jimi In Jimi, Bessho-Uehara, Nakamura,Sakata, Hayashi, Kanie, Mitani, Ohmiya, Tsuyuki, Ota, Woo & Ogoh, 2023. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1651030 on 2024-05-01
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original description
Jimi, Naoto; Bessho-Uehara, Manabu; Nakamura, Koji; Sakata, Masahiko; Hayashi, Taro; Kanie, Shusei; Mitani, Yasuo; Ohmiya, Yoshihiro; Tsuyuki, Aoi; Ota, Yuzo; Woo, Sau Pinn; Ogoh, Katsunori. (2023). Investigating the diversity of bioluminescent marine worm <i>Polycirrus</i> (Annelida), with description of three new species from the Western Pacific. <em>Royal Society Open Science.</em> 10(3): 230039: 1-13., available online at https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsos.230039
page(s): 5 of 13, figures 2-4; note: from off Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory, Mie, Japan (34.4845° N, 136.8756° E), 1 m depth [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NSMT NSMT-Pol H-913, geounit Honshu [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Authors: Polycirrus onibi is named "from the Japanese yōkai ‘onibi’. Onibi represents the soul of a deceased human or animal, manifested as a floating blue flame. It is often equated with the Will-o’-the-wisp. The blue–purple bioluminescence is reminiscent of this yōkai." [Yokai are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore] [details]Type locality from off Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory, Sugashima, Ise Bay, Mie, Honshu, Japan (34.4845° N, 136.8756° E), 1 m depth [details]
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