WoRMS taxon details
Leonnates nipponicus Imajima, 1972
328735 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328735)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Imajima, M. (1972). Review of the annelid worms of the family Nereidae of Japan, with descriptions of five new species or subspecies. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo.</em> 15(1): 37-153.
page(s): 41-43, figs. 2a-l, 7 [details]
page(s): 41-43, figs. 2a-l, 7 [details]
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 74, geounit Amami-Oshima Island
, Note Koniya, Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan (gazetter...
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 74, geounit Amami-Oshima Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Koniya, Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan (gazetter estimate 28.144º, 129.311º), intertidal, from corals. [details]
Depth range Intertidal.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Amami-Oshima (Southern Japan).
Etymology The specific epithet nipponicus is a Latin adjective meaning 'Nipponese' or 'from Nippon', and refers to the type locality...
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Amami-Oshima (Southern Japan).
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Amami-Oshima (Southern Japan). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet nipponicus is a Latin adjective meaning 'Nipponese' or 'from Nippon', and refers to the type locality...
Etymology The specific epithet nipponicus is a Latin adjective meaning 'Nipponese' or 'from Nippon', and refers to the type locality of the species, Japan. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Leonnates nipponicus Imajima, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328735 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Imajima, M. (1972). Review of the annelid worms of the family Nereidae of Japan, with descriptions of five new species or subspecies. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo.</em> 15(1): 37-153.
page(s): 41-43, figs. 2a-l, 7 [details]
page(s): 41-43, figs. 2a-l, 7 [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Mak, P. M. S. (1982). The coral associated polychaetes of Hong Kong, with special reference to the serpulids. In: Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China (ed. Morton, B.), vol. 2, pp595-617. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Glasby, Christopher J. (2015). Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 207-239., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.11
page(s): 214; note: record and short description for Lizard Island, Australia [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Glasby, Christopher J. (2015). Nereididae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 207-239., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.11
page(s): 214; note: record and short description for Lizard Island, Australia [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 74, geounit Amami-Oshima Island [details]
Paratype NSMT Pol P75, geounit Amami-Oshima Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: Amami-Oshima (Southern Japan). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet nipponicus is a Latin adjective meaning 'Nipponese' or 'from Nippon', and refers to the type locality of the species, Japan. [details]
Habitat From corals, at intertidal to shallow depths. [details]
Type locality Koniya, Amami-Oshima, Southern Japan (gazetter estimate 28.144º, 129.311º), intertidal, from corals. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハナグロゴカイ | [details] |
