WoRMS source details
New Zealand
Meiobenthos
Morphology
Echinoderes nybakkeni Higgins, 1986 accepted as Cephalorhyncha nybakkeni (Higgins, 1986) (new combination reference)
Fissuroderes Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006 (original description)
Fissuroderes higginsi Neuhaus, 2006 in Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006 (original description)
Fissuroderes novaezealandia Neuhaus, 2006 in Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006 (original description)
Fissuroderes papai Neuhaus, 2006 in Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006 (original description)
Fissuroderes rangi Neuhaus, 2006 in Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006 (original description)
Fissuroderes thermoi Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006 (original description)
Paratype NIWA 21321, geounit Chatham Island, New Zealand, identified as Fissuroderes higginsi Neuhaus, 2006 in Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006
Paratype NIWA 21322, 21323, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Fissuroderes higginsi Neuhaus, 2006 in Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006
Holotype NIWA 21324, geounit Chatham Island, New Zealand, identified as Fissuroderes novaezealandia Neuhaus, 2006 in Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006
Allotype NIWA 21325, geounit Chatham Island, New Zealand, identified as Fissuroderes novaezealandia Neuhaus, 2006 in Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006
Holotype NIWA 21326, geounit Chatham Island, New Zealand, identified as Fissuroderes papai Neuhaus, 2006 in Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006
Paratype NIWA 21327, geounit Chatham Island, New Zealand, identified as Fissuroderes papai Neuhaus, 2006 in Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006
Holotype NIWA 21328, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Fissuroderes rangi Neuhaus, 2006 in Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006
Paratype NIWA 21329, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Fissuroderes rangi Neuhaus, 2006 in Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006
Paratype MNB ZMB 11200, geounit Chatham Island, New Zealand, identified as Fissuroderes higginsi Neuhaus, 2006 in Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006
Paratype MNB ZMB 11201a-d, geounit Chatham Island, New Zealand, identified as Fissuroderes papai Neuhaus, 2006 in Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006
Holotype MNB ZMB 11202, geounit Costa Rican part of the North Pacific Ocean, identified as Fissuroderes thermoi Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006
Paratype MNB ZMB 11203a-c, geounit Costa Rican part of the North Pacific Ocean, identified as Fissuroderes thermoi Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006
Paratype MNB ZMB 11204a-b, geounit Costa Rican part of the North Pacific Ocean, identified as Fissuroderes thermoi Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006
Nontype MNB ZMB 11205, geounit Campbell Plateau, identified as Fissuroderes novaezealandia Neuhaus, 2006 in Neuhaus & Blasche, 2006
Nontype MNB ZMB 11207a, ZMB 11207b, geounit Peter the Great Bay, identified as Cephalorhyncha asiatica (Adrianov, 1989)
NE Pacific Ocean, off coast of Costa Rica; NW Pacific Ocean, off coast of California [details]
The generic name is masculine, derived from the Latin fissura = fissure, split. This refers to the split between ... [details]
The name honours Dr. h.c. Dr. Robert P. Higgins, who once introduced the senior author into the Kinorhyncha, now ... [details]
From Latin nova = new, zealandia = sea land, referring to the location New Zealand where the species was first found. [details]
From Maori Papa, the Earth-mother of the Maori legendary tales about the origin of the world. [details]
From Maori Rangi, the Sky-father of the Maori legendary tales about the origin of the world. [details]
The name honours the company Thermo Electron Corporation for supporting our scientific investigations with its ... [details]