WoRMS taxon details
Malacobdella grossa (Müller, 1776)
122641 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122641)
accepted
Species
Hirudo anceps Dalyell, 1853 · unaccepted (synonym - the generic name was...)
synonym - the generic name was used by a number of the earlier authors for species of bdellonemerteans, which bear a superficial resemblance to leeches through their possession of a posterior ventral sucker
Hirudo grossa Müller, 1776 · unaccepted (synonym: the generic name was...)
synonym: the generic name was used by a number of the earlier authors for species of bdellonemerteans, which bear a superficial resemblance to leeches through their possession of a posterior ventral sucker
Malacobdella anceps · unaccepted (synonym)
Malacobdella cardii · unaccepted (synonym)
Malacobdella mercenaria Verrill, 1873 · unaccepted (synonym)
Malacobdella mercenariae · unaccepted (synonym)
Malacobdella myae · unaccepted (synonym)
Malacobdella obesa Verrill, 1873 · unaccepted (synonym)
Malacobdella valenciennaei · unaccepted (synonym)
Phylline grossa · unaccepted (synonym)
Xenistum valenciennaei · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
(of Hirudo grossa Müller, 1776) Müller, O. F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 220; note: listing, with a four word diagnosis [details]
page(s): 220; note: listing, with a four word diagnosis [details]
Distribution whole Atlantic coast
Distribution whole Atlantic coast [details]
Norenburg, J.; Gibson, R.; Herrera Bachiller, A.; Strand, M. (2024). World Nemertea Database. Malacobdella grossa (Müller, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=122641 on 2024-04-26
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original description
(of Hirudo grossa Müller, 1776) Müller, O. F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum: characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. <em>Typis Hallagerii, Havni, Copenhagen.</em> 282 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550
page(s): 220; note: listing, with a four word diagnosis [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2001). Nemertini (Nemertae), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 152-156 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Norenburg, J. L. 2009. Nemertea of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 553–558 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
page(s): 220; note: listing, with a four word diagnosis [details]
basis of record Gibson, R. (2001). Nemertini (Nemertae), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 152-156 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gibson, R. (2005). Nemertina DB. Liverpool John Moore University, UK. [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Norenburg, J. L. 2009. Nemertea of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 553–558 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Diet parasitic on host [details]Dimensions length up to 40 mm by 15 mm [details]
Distribution whole Atlantic coast [details]
Ecology in mantle cavity of bivalve molluscs [details]
Habitat endemic in the mantle cavity of pelecypod molluscs [details]
Importance parasitic on commercial shellfish [details]
Reproduction sexes are separate; fertilization is external for most species. Asexual reproduction also occurs by fragmentation [details]
remark species fragment easily when handled [details]
To Barcode of Life (22 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Malacobdella valenciennaei)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (129 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Malacobdella mercenaria Verrill, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Malacobdella obesa Verrill, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Malacobdella anceps)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Hirudo grossa Müller, 1776)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Malacobdella cardii)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Hirudo anceps Dalyell, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Phylline grossa)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (1 record) (from synonym Malacobdella mercenaria Verrill, 1873)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (17 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 020292)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Malacobdella valenciennaei)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (129 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Malacobdella mercenaria Verrill, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Malacobdella obesa Verrill, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Malacobdella anceps)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Hirudo grossa Müller, 1776)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Malacobdella cardii)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Hirudo anceps Dalyell, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Phylline grossa)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (38 nucleotides; 29 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (1 record) (from synonym Malacobdella mercenaria Verrill, 1873)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nemertea Collection (17 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 020292)
To ITIS
