WoRMS taxon details
Hoilungia Eitel, Schierwater & Wörheide, 2018
1316501 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1316501)
accepted
Genus
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Eitel, M., W.R. Francis, F. Varoqueaux, J. Daraspe, H.J. Osigus, S. Krebs, S. Vargas, H. Blum, G.A. Williams, B. Schierwater & G. Worheide. (2018). Comparative genomics and the nature of placozoan species. Plos Biology, 16(7)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2005359 [details] 
Etymology Hoilungia, pseudo-Latinized from "Hoi Lung", Cantonese, meaning "sea dragon", which is based on the shape-shifting dragon...
Etymology Hoilungia, pseudo-Latinized from "Hoi Lung", Cantonese, meaning "sea dragon", which is based on the shape-shifting dragon king in Chinese mythology. [details]
Schierwater, B.; Eitel, M.; Osigus, H.-J.; DeSalle, R. (2025). World Placozoa Database. Hoilungia Eitel, Schierwater & Wörheide, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1316501 on 2025-04-27
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Eitel, M., W.R. Francis, F. Varoqueaux, J. Daraspe, H.J. Osigus, S. Krebs, S. Vargas, H. Blum, G.A. Williams, B. Schierwater & G. Worheide. (2018). Comparative genomics and the nature of placozoan species. Plos Biology, 16(7)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2005359 [details]
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Etymology Hoilungia, pseudo-Latinized from "Hoi Lung", Cantonese, meaning "sea dragon", which is based on the shape-shifting dragon king in Chinese mythology. [details]
