Leitoscoloplos cliffordi

Leitoscoloplos cliffordi, holotype.

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 cliffordi

Name

Leitoscoloplos cliffordi Blake, 2000

ZooBank: B350ADD5-747F-4A5A-8B70-967C177A0FC4

Type locality: Continental slope off northern California, west of Farallon Islands.

Holotype: LACM-AHF Poly 11654, Continental slope off northern California, west of Farallon Islands, SF-DODS Benthic, Monitoring Program, Sta. 7, coll. 30 Oct 1997, 37°39.99′N,123°28.00′W, 2820 m.

Paratypes:

• LACM-AHF Poly 11655, Continental slope off northern California, west of Farallon Islands, SF-DODS Benthic, Monitoring Program, Sta. 2, 11 Dec 1996, 37°41.01′N, 123°29.90′W, 2600 m.
• CASIZ 234026, 1 specimen, Continental slope off northern California, west of Farallon Islands, SF-DODS Benthic, Monitoring Program, Sta. 10, 26 Sep 2003, 37°40.00′N, 123°30.98′W. 2736 m.
• CASIZ 234034, 1 specimen, Continental slope off northern California, west of Farallon Islands, SF-DODS Benthic, Monitoring Program, Sta. 16, 28 Aug 2016, 37°38.0111′N, 123°26.9950′W, 2753 m
• LACM-AHF Poly 11656, Continental slope off northern California, west of Farallon Islands, SF-DODS Benthic, Monitoring Program, Sta. 23, 10 Dec 1996, 37°37.13′N, 123°29.08′W, 2950 m.
• CASIZ 234035, 1 specimen, Continental slope off northern California, west of Farallon Islands, SF-DODS Benthic, Monitoring Program, Sta. 27, 27 Jun 2015, 37°41.0072′N, 123°32.0183′W, 2750 m.
• CASIZ 234030, 2 specimens, Continental slope off northern California, west of Farallon Islands, SF-DODS Benthic, Monitoring Program, Sta. 64, 25 Sep 2002, 37°36.01′N, 123°33.01′W, 3136 m.
• LACM-AHF Poly 11657, 2 specimens, Continental slope off northern California, west of Farallon Islands, SF-DODS Benthic, Monitoring Program, Sta. 116, 13 July 2007, 37°17.537′N, 124°09.192′W, 2908 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 cliffordi Blake, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1418172 on 2020-09-27

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

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