Leodice pycnobranchiata Zanol & Hutchings & Fauchald 2020, n. comb.
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Leodice pycnobranchiata (McIntosh, 1885) n. comb.
Eunice pycnobranchiata McIntosh, 1885: 294.— Fauchald 1986: 253; 1992: 281.
Material examined. New South Wales. Between Port Stephens and Newcastle, 40–110 m, coll. F.I.S. Endeavour, id. W B Benham, AM E.62 (1). 24 km NW of Cape Jervis, 31 m, coll. F.I.S. Endeavour id. W.B. Benham, AM E.4571 (l). Tasmania. NE of Babel Island, 182–310 m depth, coll. F.I.S. Endeavour, AM E.5074 (1). Off Maria Island, 119 m, coll. A.A. Exp. Publ. Comm, AM W.833 (4+); 143 m depth, coll. F.I.S. Endeavour, id. W.B. Benham AM E.631 (l), AM E.5065 (3+). Near Storm Bay, coll. F.I.S Endeavour, id. W.B. Benham, AM W.16 (l).
Remarks. The species was originally described from Bass Strait and off southern New South Wales. The relationship between this species and L. laticeps has been discussed above. In general L. pycnobranchiata has not only thick branchiae (as suggested by the species name) but both branchiae and antennae are short and stubby, rather than tapering to relatively slender tips as common in L. laticeps. Most of the specimens examined are large, but within the same size range as the type of L. laticeps.
Type locality. Bass Strait and off southern New South Wales, Australia.
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- AM
- Material sample ID
- AM E.62 (1)
- Scientific name authorship
- Zanol & Hutchings & Fauchald
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Order
- Eunicida
- Family
- Eunicidae
- Genus
- Leodice
- Species
- pycnobranchiata
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic status
- comb. nov.
- Type status
- holotype
- Taxonomic concept label
- Leodice pycnobranchiata (McIntosh, 1885) sec. Zanol, Hutchings & Fauchald, 2020
References
- McIntosh, W. C. (1885) Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873 - 1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1872 - 76, 12, 1 - 554.
- Fauchald, K. (1986) Review of the types and key to the species of Eunice (Eunicidae: Polychaeta) from the Australian region. Records of the Australian Museum, 38, 241 - 262. https: // doi. org / 10.3853 / j. 0067 - 1975.38.1986.182
- Fauchald, K. (1992) A review of the genus Eunice (Eunicidae: Polychaeta) based upon type material. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 523, 1 - 422. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 00810282.523