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: ParaHoxozoa
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 Open access Reference page.  [see pages 6-9, original description]
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