Echinoderes obtuspinosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyclorhagae
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Cycloneuralia Cladus: Scalidophora Phylum: Kinorhyncha Ordo: Cyclorhagida Subordo: Cyclorhagae

Familia: Echinoderidae
Genus: Echinoderes
Species: Echinoderes obtuspinosus

Name

• Echinoderes obtuspinosus Sørensen, Rho, Min, Kim & Chang, 2012: 183, figs 11–12, Tables 7–8

Holotype: NIBR, INBRIV0000245084, ♀, 26 February 1999.

Type locality: Station CYC-26, Munseum Islet at the south coast of Jeju Island, (Fig. 1A), 33°13.52’N 126°33.92’E, Korea, found among intertidal algae, mounted in glycerine

Etymology: The species name is composed of the Latin obtusi- (thick) and -spina (spine), meaning the one with thick spines, with reference to the stout lateral terminal spines.

References

• Sørensen, M.V., Rho, H.S., Min, W.-G., Kim, D. & Chang, C.Y. 2012. An exploration of Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida) in Korean and neighboring waters, with the description of four new species and a redescription of E. tchefouensis Lou, 1934. Zootaxa 3368: 161–196. Preview PDF Reference page.