Leitoscoloplos williamsae

Leitoscoloplos williamsae, 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 williamsae

Name

Leitoscoloplos williamsae Blake, 2000

ZooBank: 8CBB5BCD-91E0-4077-9803-095212E75A95

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

Holotype: LACM-AHF Poly 11658, Continental slope, off northern California, off Half Moon Bay, U.S EPA Site selection Survey, R/V Point Sur, coll. J.A. Blake, south of Pioneer Canyon, Sta. 4-10, 17 Sep 1991, 37°11.26′N, 123°15.26′W, 1760 m.

Paratype: LACM-AHF Poly 11659, 1 specimen, Continental slope, off northern California, off Half Moon Bay, U.S EPA Site selection Survey, R/V Point Sur, coll. J.A. Blake, North of Pioneer Canyon, Sta. 3-19, 16 Sep 1991, 37°26.05′N, 123°19.99′W, 1760 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 17-19, original description]

Links

• Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Leitoscoloplos williamsae Blake, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1418176 on 2020-09-27

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

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