World Polychaeta Database - Leodamas hamatus Dean & Blake, 2015

Polychaeta taxon details

Leodamas hamatus Dean & Blake, 2015

AphiaID

847402 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:847402)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Leodamas Kinberg, 1866

Orig. name

Leodamas hamatus Dean & Blake, 2015

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Dean, Harlan K.; Blake, James A. (2015). The Orbiniidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of Pacific Costa Rica. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3956(2): 183-198., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3956.2.2
page(s): 188-191, figs. 2F-G, 3A-G, 4B-G [details] Available for editors

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Type data

Holotype MCZ 50373, geounit Costa Rica

Holotype MCZ 50373, geounit Costa Rica [details]

, Note Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Gulf of Nicoya,...

From editor or global species database

Type locality Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Gulf of Nicoya, Punta Morales, South point (10º03'30.2"N, 84º57'04.8"W), intertidal, muddy sand, July 1995. [details]

Descriptive notes

Depth range Intertidal to 26 m (Pacific coast of Costa Rica).

Depth range Intertidal to 26 m (Pacific coast of Costa Rica). [details]

Distribution Pacific coast of Costa Rica: Gulf of Nicoya and Bahía Culebra.

Distribution Pacific coast of Costa Rica: Gulf of Nicoya and Bahía Culebra. [details]

Etymology The specific epithet hamatus is an Latin adjective meaning 'hooked', and refers to the large curved neuropodial spines...

Etymology The specific epithet hamatus is an Latin adjective meaning 'hooked', and refers to the large curved neuropodial spines found on the species. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Leodamas hamatus Dean & Blake, 2015. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=847402 on 2024-04-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2015-05-08 11:40:50Z

created

Gil, João

[taxonomic tree]

original description Dean, Harlan K.; Blake, James A. (2015). The Orbiniidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of Pacific Costa Rica. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3956(2): 183-198., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3956.2.2
page(s): 188-191, figs. 2F-G, 3A-G, 4B-G [details] Available for editors

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Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Holotype MCZ 50373, geounit Costa Rica [details]

Nontype MCZ 83996, geounit Costa Rica [details]

Nontype MCZ, geounit Costa Rica [details]

Paratype MCZ 50374, geounit Costa Rica [details]

Paratype MCZ 50375, geounit Costa Rica [details]

Paratype MCZ 50377, geounit Costa Rica [details]

Paratype MCZ 50378, geounit Costa Rica [details]

Paratype MCZ 83992, geounit Costa Rica [details]

Paratype MCZ 83993, geounit Costa Rica [details]

Paratype MZUCR 153-01, geounit Costa Rica [details]

Paratype MZUCR 156-1, geounit Costa Rica [details]

Paratype MZUCR 30-3, geounit Costa Rica [details]

Paratype MZUCR 31-02, geounit Costa Rica [details]

From editor or global species database

Depth range Intertidal to 26 m (Pacific coast of Costa Rica). [details]

Distribution Pacific coast of Costa Rica: Gulf of Nicoya and Bahía Culebra. [details]

Etymology The specific epithet hamatus is an Latin adjective meaning 'hooked', and refers to the large curved neuropodial spines found on the species. [details]

Habitat Muddy to sandy sediments, intertidal to 26 m. [details]

Type locality Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Gulf of Nicoya, Punta Morales, South point (10º03'30.2"N, 84º57'04.8"W), intertidal, muddy sand, July 1995. [details]