WoRMS taxon details

Atherospio aestuarii Abe & Kan, 2022

1598778  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1598778)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Abe, Hirokazu.; Kan, Kotara. (2022). Phylogenetic position of the enigmatic genus <i>Atherospio</i> and description of <i>Atherospio aestuarii</i> sp. nov. (Annelida: Spionidae) from Japan. <em>PeerJ.</em> 10: e13909: 1-23., available online at https://peerj.com/articles/13909/#
page(s): 11 of 23; note: port at the mouth of the Kurio River, 30.2741 N, 130.4214 E, Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  NSMT NSMT-Pol H-858, geounit Kagoshima Prefecture  
Holotype NSMT NSMT-Pol H-858, geounit Kagoshima Prefecture [details]
Note Port at the mouth of the Kurio River, 30.2741...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Port at the mouth of the Kurio River, 30.2741 N, 130.4214 E, Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, 1 m depth, muddy sand [details]
Etymology authors: Atherospio aestuarii is "from the Latin word aestuarium, which means the estuary, inlet, and intertidal zone."...  
Etymology authors: Atherospio aestuarii is "from the Latin word aestuarium, which means the estuary, inlet, and intertidal zone." Possibly 'aestuarii' is intended as a genitive of the neuter noun 'aestuarium' [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Atherospio aestuarii Abe & Kan, 2022. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1598778 on 2024-03-29
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original description Abe, Hirokazu.; Kan, Kotara. (2022). Phylogenetic position of the enigmatic genus <i>Atherospio</i> and description of <i>Atherospio aestuarii</i> sp. nov. (Annelida: Spionidae) from Japan. <em>PeerJ.</em> 10: e13909: 1-23., available online at https://peerj.com/articles/13909/#
page(s): 11 of 23; note: port at the mouth of the Kurio River, 30.2741 N, 130.4214 E, Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype NSMT NSMT-Pol H-858, geounit Kagoshima Prefecture [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology authors: Atherospio aestuarii is "from the Latin word aestuarium, which means the estuary, inlet, and intertidal zone." Possibly 'aestuarii' is intended as a genitive of the neuter noun 'aestuarium' [details]

Habitat authors: "Muddy and gravelly muddy sand sediment in the intertidal to subtidal zone" The article does not mention salinity, but as the species can occur in estuaries, hence the choice of species name, tolerance to lowered salinities is assumed [details]

Type locality Port at the mouth of the Kurio River, 30.2741 N, 130.4214 E, Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, 1 m depth, muddy sand [details]
LanguageName 
Japanese Irie-nogi-supio  [details]