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Chen, C.; Liu, X.; Gu, X.; Qiu, J.-W.; Sun, J. (2024). Integrative taxonomy of a new giant deep-sea caudofoveate from South China Sea cold seeps. Zoosystematics and Evolution. 100(3): 841-850.
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10.3897/zse.100.125409 [view]
Chen, C.; Liu, X.; Gu, X.; Qiu, J.-W.; Sun, J.
2024
Integrative taxonomy of a new giant deep-sea caudofoveate from South China Sea cold seeps
Zoosystematics and Evolution
100(3): 841-850
Publication
Published online 19 June 2024
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Chaetoderma shenloong C. Chen, X. Liu, X. Gu, J.-W. Qiu & J. Sun, 2024 (original description)
South China Sea for Chaetoderma shenloong C. Chen, X. Liu, X. Gu, J.-W. Qiu & J. Sun, 2024
Holotype TMBC 031015, identified as Chaetoderma shenloong C. Chen, X. Liu, X. Gu, J.-W. Qiu & J. Sun, 2024
Diagnosis
A very large Chaetoderma reaching over 150 mm in body length, with a thick body up to 20 mm in width. Radula ... [details]
Etymology
From Mandarin Chinese, "Shén" (divine, deity) + "Loong" (dragon), referring to a group of mysterious and mystic ... [details]
Type locality
Inside dark-coloured mud around a vesicomyid clam colony, Haima methane seep (16°43.937'N, 110°27.681'E, depth ... [details]
Type material
Holotype (Fig. 1A, B), total length 154 mm, maximum width 20 mm, 99% ethanol, specimen with different parts of the ... [details]