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Polychaeta taxon details

Leucia Malmgren, 1867

129497  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129497)

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Malmgren, A.J. (1867). Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergiæ, Grœnlandiæ, Islandiæ et Scandinaviæ. Hactenus Cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingforslæ. 127 pp. & XIV plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358
page(s): 13 [details]   
Etymology Leucia is derived from Greek. Malmgren gives a transliteration as a Greek word, but not the meaning.  
Etymology Leucia is derived from Greek. Malmgren gives a transliteration as a Greek word, but not the meaning. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Leucia Malmgren, 1867. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129497 on 2024-04-23
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2006-09-18 06:49:16Z
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Martinez, Olga
2007-01-23 08:53:40Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Malmgren, A.J. (1867). Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergiæ, Grœnlandiæ, Islandiæ et Scandinaviæ. Hactenus Cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingforslæ. 127 pp. & XIV plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358
page(s): 13 [details]   

additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]   

additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]   

redescription Fiege, Dieter; Barnich, Ruth. (2009). Polynoidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) associated with cold-water coral reefs of the northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Zoosymposia.</em> 2 : 149-164. 9th International Polychaete Conference, Portland, ME, 2007., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zoosymposia/content/2009/v2/index.htm
page(s): 157 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
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Diagnosis [Fide Fiege & Barnich, 2009:157] Body dorsoventrally flattened, short, with up to about 50 segments; dorsum more or less covered by elytra. Sixteen pairs of elytra on segments 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 26, 29, 32, and 35. Prostomium with distinct cephalic peaks and three antennae with lateral antennae inserted ventrally to median antenna. Anterior pair of eyes at widest part of prostomium, posterior pair dorsal near hind margin. Parapodia with elongate acicular lobes with both acicula penetrating epidermis; neuropodia with a supra-acicular process. Notochaetae stout with distinct rows of spines and blunt to pointed tip. Neurochaetae more numerous and more slender, with distinct rows of spines distally and bi- and unidentate tips. Remarks. Leucia Malmgren, 1867, is closely related to Harmothoe Kinberg, 1856, the only difference being the number of pairs of elytra, which is 16 for Leucia and 15 for Harmothoe.  [details]

Etymology Leucia is derived from Greek. Malmgren gives a transliteration as a Greek word, but not the meaning. [details]