WoRMS taxon details

Cirriformia saxicola Jimi, Fujiwara & Kajihara, 2024

1887563  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1887563)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Jimi, Naoto; Fujiwara, Yoshihiro; Kajihara, Hiroshi. (2024). Evaluation of “<i>Cirriformia tentaculata</i>” (Annelida: Cirratulidae) from Japan as a pollution indicator in marine environments: is it truly a single species?. <em>Species Diversity.</em> 29(2): 281-316., available online at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/specdiv/29/2/29_SD22-04/_article
page(s): 286-288, figs. 7-9 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  NSMT NSMT-Pol H-932, geounit Aichi Prefecture  
Holotype NSMT NSMT-Pol H-932, geounit Aichi Prefecture [details]
Note Toyohama, Aichi Prefecture, Honshu Island,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Toyohama, Aichi Prefecture, Honshu Island, Pacific side of Japan (34.7172°, 136.903°), 0-2 m deep, sand under rocks and chinks in rocks. [details]
Depth range Shallow water (0-2 m deep).  
Depth range Shallow water (0-2 m deep). [details]

Distribution Toyohama, Honshu Island, Pacific side of Japan.  
Distribution Toyohama, Honshu Island, Pacific side of Japan. [details]

Etymology From Authors: "The specific name ['saxicola'] is a compound noun in apposition (saxum + colo + -a) after habitats of the...  
Etymology From Authors: "The specific name ['saxicola'] is a compound noun in apposition (saxum + colo + -a) after habitats of the type specimens (a chink in rocks)." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Cirriformia saxicola Jimi, Fujiwara & Kajihara, 2024. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1887563 on 2026-05-02
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Nomenclature

original description Jimi, Naoto; Fujiwara, Yoshihiro; Kajihara, Hiroshi. (2024). Evaluation of “<i>Cirriformia tentaculata</i>” (Annelida: Cirratulidae) from Japan as a pollution indicator in marine environments: is it truly a single species?. <em>Species Diversity.</em> 29(2): 281-316., available online at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/specdiv/29/2/29_SD22-04/_article
page(s): 286-288, figs. 7-9 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Holotype NSMT NSMT-Pol H-932, geounit Aichi Prefecture [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Shallow water (0-2 m deep). [details]

Distribution Toyohama, Honshu Island, Pacific side of Japan. [details]

Etymology From Authors: "The specific name ['saxicola'] is a compound noun in apposition (saxum + colo + -a) after habitats of the type specimens (a chink in rocks)." [details]

Habitat Fissures in rocks and sand under rocks, shallow water (0-2 m deep). [details]

Type locality Toyohama, Aichi Prefecture, Honshu Island, Pacific side of Japan (34.7172°, 136.903°), 0-2 m deep, sand under rocks and chinks in rocks. [details]
LanguageName 
Japanese Iwa-mizuhiki  [details]