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Leocrates Kinberg 1866

  • 1. Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
  • 2. Depto. Sistemática y Ecología Acuática, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México & Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

Description

Genus Leocrates Kinberg, 1866

Type species: Leocrates chinensis Kinberg, 1866, by monotypy.

Type locality: Hong Kong.

Leocrates Kinberg, 1866: 244, 1910: 57; Pleijel 1998:108-109 (synonymy).

D i a g n o s i s: B o d y w i t h 1 6 c h a e t i g e r s. P r o s t o m i u m w i t h t w o p a i r s o f e y e s, p a l p s biarticulate; three antennae. Nuchal organs usually exposed, either horizontal C-, L- or U-shaped. Pharynx with prominent dorsal papilla, and a ventral jaw and one or two dorsal jaws. Peristomium with eight pairs of tentacular cirri. Parapodia biramous, except a few anterior subbiramous ones. Notochaetae subidstally spinulose capillaries. Neurochaetae heterogomph compound falcigers; blades uni- or bidentate, guards present, approaching subdistal tooth or slightly surpassing it.

Notes

Published as part of Wang, Zhi, Qiu, Jian-Wen & Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I., 2018, Agarna malayi Tiwari 1952, pp. 1-11 in Zoological Studies (Zool. Stud.) (Zool. Stud.) 57 (5) on page 3, DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2018.57-05, http://zenodo.org/record/8063814

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Kinberg
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Order
Phyllodocida
Family
Hesionidae
Genus
Leocrates
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Leocrates Kinberg, 1866 sec. Wang, Qiu & Salazar-Vallejo, 2018

References

  • Kinberg JGH. 1866 (1865). Annulata nova (Nephtydea, Phyllodocea, Alciopea, Hesionida, Glycerea, Goniadea, Syllidea, Ariciea, Spiodea, Aonidea, Cirratulida, Opheliacea). Ofv Kong Vetensk-Akad Forhand 22: 239 - 258.
  • Kinberg JGH. 1910. Zoologi. Annulater. Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies Resa omkring jorden under befal af C. A. Virgin Anen 1851 - 1853. Vetenskapliga Iakttagelser pa Konung Oscar den Forstes befallning utgifna af Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakadeinien, Zoologi, 3, Annulaten, 33 - 78, Pls 9 - 29 [first part: pp 1 - 32, Pls 1 - 8 published 1853].
  • Pleijel F. 1998. Phylogeny and classification of Hesionidae (Polychaeta). Zool Scripta 27: 89 - 163.