Rubicundus rubicundus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myxiniformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Agnatha Superclassis: Cyclostomi Classis: Myxini Ordo: Myxiniformes

Familia: Myxinidae
Subfamilia: Rubicundinae
Genus: Rubicundus
Species: Rubicundus rubicundus

Name

Rubicundus rubicundus (Kuo, Lee & Mok, 2010)

• Holotype (unique): ASIZP 60660.

Type locality: Northeastern Taiwan, 24°56.5'N, 121°53.0'E (?) [1], depth 800 meters.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a combination of the Latin ruber (= red), and -cundus (= denoting continuance or augmentation). The name refers to the pink body color of the animal.

Synonyms

• Eptatretus rubicundus Kuo, Lee & Mok, 2010

References

• Fernholm, B., Norén, M., Kullander, S.O., Quattrini, A.M., Zintzen, V., Roberts, C.D., Mok, H.-K. & Kuo, C.-H. 2013. Hagfish phylogeny and taxonomy, with description of the new genus Rubicundus (Craniata, Myxinidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 51(4): 296–307. DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12035 Reference page. 
• Kuo, C.-H., Lee, S.-C. & Mok, H.-K.; 2010: A new species of hagfish Eptatretus rubicundus (Myxinidae: Myxiniformes) from Taiwan, with reference to its phylogenetic position based on its mitochondrial DNA sequence. Zoological Studies, 49 (6): 855–864.