Thalassema steinbecki is a species of marine echiuran worm. It is found in the northeast Pacific Ocean.[1] This species was formally described in 1946 by the American marine biologist Walter Kenrick Fisher (1878-1953), the specific name honours the American novelist John Steinbeck (1902-1968) who led the expedition which collected the type specimens.[2]

Thalassema steinbecki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Subclass: Echiura
Order: Echiuroidea
Family: Thalassematidae
Genus: Thalassema
Species:
T. steinbecki
Binomial name
Thalassema steinbecki
Fisher, 1946

References

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  1. ^ Tanaka, Mataatsu (2017). "Thalassema Pallas,1774". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ Walter Kenrick Fisher (1946). "Echiuroid Worms of the North Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 96 (3198). S2CID 31143020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-20.