Polychaeta taxon details
Thoracophelia foliformis Lee, Lee & Min, 2024
1776058 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1776058)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Lee, Ha-Eun; Lee, Geon Hyeok; Min, Gi-Sik. (2024). A new species of Thoracophelia (Annelida, Opheliidae) from the Yellow Sea of South Korea. <em>Biodiversity Data Journal.</em> 12: e129526: 1-16., available online at https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/129526/list/8/
page(s): 4, figures 2-4; note: Hodo Island, Boryeong-si, South Korea, 36.2983, 126.2661 (36°17’54” N, 126°15’58” E) intertidal [details]
page(s): 4, figures 2-4; note: Hodo Island, Boryeong-si, South Korea, 36.2983, 126.2661 (36°17’54” N, 126°15’58” E) intertidal [details]
Holotype NIBR NIBRIV0000900976, geounit South Korea
, Note Hodo Beach, Hodo Island, Boryeong-si, South...
Holotype NIBR NIBRIV0000900976, geounit South Korea [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Hodo Beach, Hodo Island, Boryeong-si, South Korea, 36.2983, 126.2661 (36°17’54” N, 126°15’58” E) intertidal [details]
Etymology authors: Thoracophelia foliformis is named for the "foliaceous shape of the mid-ventral plate in the pygidium. The name is...
Etymology authors: Thoracophelia foliformis is named for the "foliaceous shape of the mid-ventral plate in the pygidium. The name is a combination of the Latin words folium (meaning ‘leaf’) and formis (meaning ‘shape’)." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Thoracophelia foliformis Lee, Lee & Min, 2024. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1776058 on 2025-05-16
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Lee, Ha-Eun; Lee, Geon Hyeok; Min, Gi-Sik. (2024). A new species of Thoracophelia (Annelida, Opheliidae) from the Yellow Sea of South Korea. <em>Biodiversity Data Journal.</em> 12: e129526: 1-16., available online at https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/129526/list/8/
page(s): 4, figures 2-4; note: Hodo Island, Boryeong-si, South Korea, 36.2983, 126.2661 (36°17’54” N, 126°15’58” E) intertidal [details]
page(s): 4, figures 2-4; note: Hodo Island, Boryeong-si, South Korea, 36.2983, 126.2661 (36°17’54” N, 126°15’58” E) intertidal [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NIBR NIBRIV0000900976, geounit South Korea [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology authors: Thoracophelia foliformis is named for the "foliaceous shape of the mid-ventral plate in the pygidium. The name is a combination of the Latin words folium (meaning ‘leaf’) and formis (meaning ‘shape’)." [details]Type locality Hodo Beach, Hodo Island, Boryeong-si, South Korea, 36.2983, 126.2661 (36°17’54” N, 126°15’58” E) intertidal [details]
