Eptatretus wandoensis

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: Eptatretinae
Genus: Eptatretus
Species: Eptatretus wandoensis

Name

Eptatretus wandoensis Song & Kim, 2020

Holotype: PKU 62167, 292.0 mm TL, caught by fishing traps, 26 Jun 2018.
Type locality: Yeoseo-ri, Cheongsan-myeon, Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea, 33°59'56.5"N, 126°53'57.0"E, 60–80 m.
Paratypes:
  • PKU 62169 (1 specimen), 202.0 mm TL, Yeoseo-ri, Cheongsan-myeon, Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea, 33°59'56.5"N, 126°53'57.0"E, fishing trap, 60–80 m, 12 May 2018;
  • PKU 62171, PKU 62173, 275.0–290.0 mm TL, Yeoseo-ri, Cheongsan-myeon, Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea, 33°59'56.5"N, 126°53'57.0"E, fishing trap, 60–80 m, 26 Jun 2018.
ZooBank: 9C6CA8CC-BC42-48E2-87EE-47702CC46D49

References

Primary references

  • Song, Y.S. & Kim, J-K. 2020. A new species of hagfish, Eptatretus wandoensis sp. nov. (Agnatha, Myxinidae), from the southwestern Sea of Korea. ZooKeys, 926: 81–94. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.926.48745 Open access Reference page. 
    • [original description of Eptatretus wandoensis: p. 83–86]
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