WoRMS taxon details
Leiocanthus quinquenudus Cepeda, Sánchez, Sørensen & Landers, 2022
1560213 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1560213)
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Species
marine
Cepeda, D.; Sánchez, N.; Sørensen, M. V.; Landers, S. C. (2022). Leiocanthus quinquenudus sp. nov. and L. satanicus sp. nov., two new species of pycnophyid Kinorhyncha (Allomalorhagida: Pycnophyidae) from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5093(3): 315-336., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5093.3.3 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype NHMD NHMD-915196, geounit Gulf of Mexico
Holotype NHMD NHMD-915196, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Etymology "The specific epithet of the species derives from the Latin quinque (meaning five) and nudus (meaning naked), referring to...
Etymology "The specific epithet of the species derives from the Latin quinque (meaning five) and nudus (meaning naked), referring to the unique lack of ventromedial setae on segment 5 of the species." [details]
Neuhaus, B.; Sánchez Santos, N. (2026). World Kinorhyncha Database. Leiocanthus quinquenudus Cepeda, Sánchez, Sørensen & Landers, 2022. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1560213 on 2026-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Cepeda, D.; Sánchez, N.; Sørensen, M. V.; Landers, S. C. (2022). Leiocanthus quinquenudus sp. nov. and L. satanicus sp. nov., two new species of pycnophyid Kinorhyncha (Allomalorhagida: Pycnophyidae) from the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5093(3): 315-336., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5093.3.3 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Anguas-Escalante, A.; Jesús-Navarrete, A. D.; Landers, S. C.; Sørensen, M. V. (2024). Kinorhynch assemblages on the southern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 313: 228-240., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2024.10.004
note: Ecology of Kinorhyncha in the southern Gulf of Mexico. [details] Available for editors [request]
note: Ecology of Kinorhyncha in the southern Gulf of Mexico. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NHMD NHMD-915196, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Nontype Private uncatalogued, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Paratype NHMD NHMD-915197, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Paratype NHMD NHMD-915198, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Paratype NHMD NHMD-915199 - NHMD-915201, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology "The specific epithet of the species derives from the Latin quinque (meaning five) and nudus (meaning naked), referring to the unique lack of ventromedial setae on segment 5 of the species." [details]Synonymy Leiocanthus sp. 2—in Landers et al. 2020: p. 496, Table III.
Leiocanthus sp. 2—in Hoffman et al. 2021: p.377, Table 4. [details]
