Leitoscoloplos gordaensis

Leitoscoloplos gordaensis , A-C holotype, D paratype.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scolecida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Polychaeta Subclassis: Scolecida

Familia: Orbiniidae
Subfamilia: Orbiniinae
Genus: Leitoscoloplos
Species: Leitoscoloplos gordaensis

Name

Leitoscoloplos gordaensis Blake, 2000

ZooBank: 03E8D6B6-DE48-42A5-9087-703A3E571C24

Type locality: Gorda Ridge, off northern California, Escanaba Trough.

Holotype: MCZ 153564, Gorda Ridge, off northern California, Escanaba Trough, HOV Alvin Dive 2042, coll. J.F. Grassle, 12 May 1988, 41°00.4′N, 127°29.3′W, 3271 m.

Paratype: MCZ 153566, 30 specimens, same data as holotype.

References

Primary references

• Blake, J.A. 2020. New species and records of deep-water Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific continental slope, abyssal Pacific Ocean, and the South China Sea. Zootaxa. 4730(1): 1-61. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4730.1.1 Reference page.  [see pages 10-12, original description]

Links

• Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Leitoscoloplos gordaensis Blake, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1418173 on 2020-09-27

• BHL bibliography
• Leitoscoloplos gordaensis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Leitoscoloplos gordaensis.
• ION

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