WoRMS

WoRMS taxon details

Microdesmus dorsipunctatus Dawson, 1968

AphiaID

276226 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276226)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Microdesmus Günther, 1864

Original name

Microdesmus dorsipunctatus Dawson, 1968

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Dawson, C. E. (1968). Eastern Pacific wormfishes, Microdesmus dipus Günther and Microdesmus dorsipunctatus sp. nov. Copeia 1968. (3): 512-531., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1442020 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Microdesmus dorsipunctatus Dawson, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276226 on 2026-08-28

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-15 17:27:08Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Dawson, C. E. (1968). Eastern Pacific wormfishes, Microdesmus dipus Günther and Microdesmus dorsipunctatus sp. nov. Copeia 1968. (3): 512-531., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/1442020 [details]

Ecology

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]

Other

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]