WoRMS taxon details
Odontonia bagginsi De Gier & Fransen, 2018
1258692 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1258692)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
De Gier, W.; Fransen, C. H. (2018). <i>Odontonia plurellicola</i> sp. n. and <i>Odontonia bagginsi</i> sp. n., two new ascidian-associated shrimp from Ternate and Tidore, Indonesia, with a phylogenetic reconstruction of the genus (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 765: 123-160., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.765.25277 [details] 
Holotype MZB Cru 4733, ex RMNH.CRUS.D.53559, geounit...
, Type locality contained in Halmahera
Holotype MZB Cru 4733, ex RMNH.CRUS.D.53559, geounit Ternate [details]
type locality contained in Halmahera [details]
Etymology The species is named “bagginsi”, inspired by the famous Hobbit family name “Baggins” featured in the “The...
Etymology The species is named “bagginsi”, inspired by the famous Hobbit family name “Baggins” featured in the “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” books. The fictional characters called “Hobbits” possess hairy feet comparable to this species. [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Odontonia bagginsi De Gier & Fransen, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1258692 on 2025-04-10
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Nomenclature
original description
De Gier, W.; Fransen, C. H. (2018). <i>Odontonia plurellicola</i> sp. n. and <i>Odontonia bagginsi</i> sp. n., two new ascidian-associated shrimp from Ternate and Tidore, Indonesia, with a phylogenetic reconstruction of the genus (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 765: 123-160., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.765.25277 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MZB Cru 4733, ex RMNH.CRUS.D.53559, geounit Ternate [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The species is named “bagginsi”, inspired by the famous Hobbit family name “Baggins” featured in the “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” books. The fictional characters called “Hobbits” possess hairy feet comparable to this species. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | hairy-footed Baggins shrimp | [details] |
