Deep-Sea taxon details
Leitoscoloplos lunulus Blake, 2020
1418174 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1418174)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (2020). New species and records of deep-water Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific continental slope, abyssal Pacific Ocean, and the South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4730(1): 1-61., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4730.1.1
page(s): 12-15, figs. 5-6, table 1 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 12-15, figs. 5-6, table 1 [details] Available for editors
Holotype LACM AHF Poly 11660, geounit Pioneer Canyon
, Note Continental slope off northern California, off...
Holotype LACM AHF Poly 11660, geounit Pioneer Canyon [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Continental slope off northern California, off Half Moon Bay, south of Pioneer Canyon, USA, Eastern Pacific Ocean (37.2308°, -123.225°). [details]
Depth range 1020-1760 m.
Distribution Eastern Pacific Ocean: off northern California (USA).
Etymology "The epithet is from the Latin, lunula, for moon, in relation to the survey location off Half Moon Bay, California" (Blake,...
Depth range 1020-1760 m. [details]
Distribution Eastern Pacific Ocean: off northern California (USA).
Distribution Eastern Pacific Ocean: off northern California (USA). [details]
Etymology "The epithet is from the Latin, lunula, for moon, in relation to the survey location off Half Moon Bay, California" (Blake,...
Etymology "The epithet is from the Latin, lunula, for moon, in relation to the survey location off Half Moon Bay, California" (Blake, 2020: 15). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Leitoscoloplos lunulus Blake, 2020. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1418174 on 2026-06-19
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Leitoscoloplos lunulus Blake, 2020. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1418174 on 2026-06-19
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Blake, James A. (2020). New species and records of deep-water Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific continental slope, abyssal Pacific Ocean, and the South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4730(1): 1-61., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4730.1.1
page(s): 12-15, figs. 5-6, table 1 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 12-15, figs. 5-6, table 1 [details] Available for editors
Holotype LACM AHF Poly 11660, geounit Pioneer Canyon [details]
Paratype CAS CASIZ 234041, geounit Pioneer Canyon [details]
Paratype CAS CASIZ 234048, geounit Pioneer Canyon [details]
Paratype LACM AHF Poly 11661, geounit Pioneer Canyon [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1020-1760 m. [details]Distribution Eastern Pacific Ocean: off northern California (USA). [details]
Etymology "The epithet is from the Latin, lunula, for moon, in relation to the survey location off Half Moon Bay, California" (Blake, 2020: 15). [details]
Habitat Type of sediment not stated, in middle continental slope depths (1020-1760 m). [details]
Type locality Continental slope off northern California, off Half Moon Bay, south of Pioneer Canyon, USA, Eastern Pacific Ocean (37.2308°, -123.225°). [details]
To ZooBank (Nomenclatural Acts) Note: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:9AC846BC-37A5-4B2A-98C7-3308A92D2EFA
