WoRMS taxon details
Branchellion tunisensis Youssef, Benmansour, Yurakhno & Mansour, 2024
1755974 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1755974)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Youssef, Feriel; Benmansour, Bouchra; Yurakhno, Violetta M.; Mansour, Lamjed. (2024). New marine leech species of Branchellion Savigny, 1822 (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) and new host record of Pontobdella muricata in the Gulf of Tunis. <em>Biologia.</em> 79(6): 1695-1704., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11756-024-01639-z
page(s): 3 of 10, figure 2; note: On Torpedo torpedo, La Goulette, Gulf of Tunis, 36°49’2.99”N, 10°18’10.80” E, Tunisia, Mediterranean Sea [details]
page(s): 3 of 10, figure 2; note: On Torpedo torpedo, La Goulette, Gulf of Tunis, 36°49’2.99”N, 10°18’10.80” E, Tunisia, Mediterranean Sea [details]
Holotype LeeTun221018, College of Science, King Saud...
, Note On Torpedo torpedo, La Goulette, Gulf of...
Holotype LeeTun221018, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, geounit Tunis Gulf [details]
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Type locality On Torpedo torpedo, La Goulette, Gulf of Tunis, 36.8175 N, 10.303 E (36°49’2.99” N, 10°18’10.80” E) , Tunisia, Mediterranean Sea. There are two errors with the geolocation: it is terrestrial, and in print (three times) the degrees North is given as 136 degrees (an impossible latitude) when it is actually 36 degrees North [details]
Etymology Branchellion tunisensis is name for the place, Gulf of Tunis, where collected
Etymology Branchellion tunisensis is name for the place, Gulf of Tunis, where collected [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Branchellion tunisensis Youssef, Benmansour, Yurakhno & Mansour, 2024. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1755974 on 2024-08-15
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Youssef, Feriel; Benmansour, Bouchra; Yurakhno, Violetta M.; Mansour, Lamjed. (2024). New marine leech species of Branchellion Savigny, 1822 (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) and new host record of Pontobdella muricata in the Gulf of Tunis. <em>Biologia.</em> 79(6): 1695-1704., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11756-024-01639-z
page(s): 3 of 10, figure 2; note: On Torpedo torpedo, La Goulette, Gulf of Tunis, 36°49’2.99”N, 10°18’10.80” E, Tunisia, Mediterranean Sea [details]
page(s): 3 of 10, figure 2; note: On Torpedo torpedo, La Goulette, Gulf of Tunis, 36°49’2.99”N, 10°18’10.80” E, Tunisia, Mediterranean Sea [details]
Holotype LeeTun221018, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, geounit Tunis Gulf [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Branchellion tunisensis is name for the place, Gulf of Tunis, where collected [details]Type locality On Torpedo torpedo, La Goulette, Gulf of Tunis, 36.8175 N, 10.303 E (36°49’2.99” N, 10°18’10.80” E) , Tunisia, Mediterranean Sea. There are two errors with the geolocation: it is terrestrial, and in print (three times) the degrees North is given as 136 degrees (an impossible latitude) when it is actually 36 degrees North [details]
