Deep-Sea taxon details
Spinoloricus Heiner & Neuhaus, 2007
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Heiner, I.; Neuhaus, B. (2007). Loricifera from the deep sea at the Galápagos Spreading Center, with a description of Spinoloricus turbatio gen. et sp. nov. (Nanaloricidae). <em>Helgoland Marine Research.</em> 61(3): 167-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10152-007-0064-9 [details]
Etymology The generic name Spinoloricus comes from the Latin words spino for spine and lorica for corselet or girdle, masculine...
Etymology The generic name Spinoloricus comes from the Latin words spino for spine and lorica for corselet or girdle, masculine gender. The word spino refers to the additional short spikes (sometimes referred to as spines) found on the anterior corners of the lorica plates in the postlarvae and adults. [details]
Deep-Sea (2024). Spinoloricus Heiner & Neuhaus, 2007. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1335183 on 2024-05-01
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Spinoloricus Heiner & Neuhaus, 2007. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1335183 on 2024-05-01
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Heiner, I.; Neuhaus, B. (2007). Loricifera from the deep sea at the Galápagos Spreading Center, with a description of Spinoloricus turbatio gen. et sp. nov. (Nanaloricidae). <em>Helgoland Marine Research.</em> 61(3): 167-182., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10152-007-0064-9 [details]
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Etymology The generic name Spinoloricus comes from the Latin words spino for spine and lorica for corselet or girdle, masculine gender. The word spino refers to the additional short spikes (sometimes referred to as spines) found on the anterior corners of the lorica plates in the postlarvae and adults. [details]
