Leitoscoloplos sahlingi

Leitoscoloplos sahlingi, A holotype, B-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 sahlingi

Name

Leitoscoloplos sahlingi Blake, 2000

ZooBank: 1ABF6485-9B70-43D1-A421-215DD4A2A35C

Type locality: Continental margin off Oregon, Cascadia Subduction Zone, southern summit of Hydrate Ridge.

Holotype: MCZ 153567, Continental margin off Oregon, Cascadia Subduction Zone, southern summit of Hydrate Ridge, R/V Sonne Cruise 143, coll. H. Sahling, Sta. 179, 17 Aug 1999, 44°34.2′N, 125°08.8′W, 786 m.

Paratype: MCZ 153568, 2 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 15-17, original description]

Links

• Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Leitoscoloplos sahlingi Blake, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1418175 on 2020-09-27

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

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