WoRMS taxon details
original description
Bastida-Zavala, Jose Rolando and ten Hove, Harry A. 2002. Revision of Hydroides Gunnerus, 1768 (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) from the Western Atlantic Region. Beaufortia, 52(9): 103-178. page(s): 155-157 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The authors state they named H. similoides for its resemblance to H. similis, thus combining the Latin adjective similis 'similar to' with the suffix -oides, also 'similar to'. [details]
Type locality La Parguera, Isla Magueyes, Puerto Rico (jetty of marine institute) 17.9700° -67.0463° (map estimate) [details]
Type specimen Zoological Museum Amsterdam V.Pol. 5038, 5039 [details]
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