WoRMS taxon details
Paraprionospio cristata Zhou, Yokoyama & Li, 2008
1470571 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1470571)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Zhou, J.; Yokoyama, H.; Li, X.Z. (2008). New records of Paraprionospio (Annelida: Spionidae) from Chinese waters, with the description of a new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 121(3): 308-320., available online at https://bioone.org/journals/proceedings-of-the-biological-society-of-washington/volume-121/issue-3/08-10.1/New-records-of-Paraprionospio-Annelida--Spionidae-from-Chinese-waters/10.2988/08-10.1.short
page(s): 312, figure 2; note: East China Sea [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 312, figure 2; note: East China Sea [details] Available for editors

Holotype MBMCAS MBM 020595, geounit East China Sea
, Note off Shanghai, East China Sea, 31.2567,...
Holotype MBMCAS MBM 020595, geounit East China Sea [details]
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Type locality off Shanghai, East China Sea, 31.2567, 122.2783 (31 15.4' N, 122 16.7' E, silty mud, 22 m [details]
Etymology Authors: named Paraprionospio cristata from "Latin ‘crista’, a crest, referring to the remarkable ventral crests on the...
Etymology Authors: named Paraprionospio cristata from "Latin ‘crista’, a crest, referring to the remarkable ventral crests on the chaetigers 9 and 10." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Paraprionospio cristata Zhou, Yokoyama & Li, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1470571 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
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Zhou, J.; Yokoyama, H.; Li, X.Z. (2008). New records of Paraprionospio (Annelida: Spionidae) from Chinese waters, with the description of a new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 121(3): 308-320., available online at https://bioone.org/journals/proceedings-of-the-biological-society-of-washington/volume-121/issue-3/08-10.1/New-records-of-Paraprionospio-Annelida--Spionidae-from-Chinese-waters/10.2988/08-10.1.short
page(s): 312, figure 2; note: East China Sea [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 312, figure 2; note: East China Sea [details] Available for editors

Other
additional source
Yokoyama, Hisashi; Sukumaran, Soniya. (2012). First records of three Paraprionospio species (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Indian waters. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 53(2): 279-287., available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.AAAC31ED
page(s): 282; note: Specimens from the west and northwest coast of India at 2-30 m. [details]
page(s): 282; note: Specimens from the west and northwest coast of India at 2-30 m. [details]
Holotype MBMCAS MBM 020595, geounit East China Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Authors: named Paraprionospio cristata from "Latin ‘crista’, a crest, referring to the remarkable ventral crests on the chaetigers 9 and 10." [details]Type locality off Shanghai, East China Sea, 31.2567, 122.2783 (31 15.4' N, 122 16.7' E, silty mud, 22 m [details]