Leitoscoloplos lunulus

Leitoscoloplos lunulus; A–B, D holotype; C, E, 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 lunulus

Name

Leitoscoloplos lunulus Blake, 2000

ZooBank: 9AC846BC-37A5-4B2A-98C7-3308A92D2EFA

Type locality: Continental slope off northern California, off Half Moon Bay.

Holotype: LACM-AHF Poly 11660, Continental slope off northern California, off Half Moon Bay, U.S EPA 102 Site selection Survey, R/V Point Sur, coll. J.A. Blake, south of Pioneer Canyon, Sta. 4-8. 18 Sep 1991, 37°13.85′N, 123°13.50′W, 1560 m.

Paratypes:

• LACM-AHF Poly 11661, 1 specimen, Continental slope off northern California, off Half Moon Bay, U.S EPA 102 Site selection Survey, R/V Point Sur, coll. J.A. Blake, north of Pioneer Canyon, Sta. 3-4, 14 Sep 1991, 37°27.83′N, 123°11.60′W, 1030 m.
• CASIZ 234041, 1 specimen, Continental slope off northern California, off Half Moon Bay, U.S EPA 102 Site selection Survey, R/V Point Sur, coll. J.A. Blake, north of Pioneer Canyon, Sta. 3-7, 14 Sep 1991, 37°27.44′N, 123°19.50′W, 1675 m.
• CASIZ 234048, 1 specimen, Continental slope off northern California, off Half Moon Bay, U.S EPA 102 Site selection Survey, R/V Point Sur, coll. J.A. Blake, north of Pioneer Canyon, Sta. 3-16, 15 Sep 1991, 37°23.20′N, 123°14.44′W, 1220 m.

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 6-9, original description]

Links

• Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Leitoscoloplos lunulus Blake, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1418174 on 2020-09-27

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

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