Leitoscoloplos williamsae

Leitoscoloplos williamsae, holotype.

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 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 Open access Reference page.  [see pages 17-19, original description]
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