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 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Clade: | Sedentaria |
| Subclass: | Echiura |
| Order: | Echiuroidea |
| Family: | Thalassematidae |
| Genus: | Thalassema |
| Species: | T. steinbecki
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| Binomial name | |
| Thalassema steinbecki Fisher, 1946
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References
edit- ^ Tanaka, Mataatsu (2017). "Thalassema Pallas,1774". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ 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.