Deep-Sea taxon details
Leptosynapta inhaerens (O.F. Müller, 1776)
124465 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124465)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details] 
Distribution Maine to South Carolina and Bermuda
Distribution Low on shore and sublittoral, in sand, sandy mud, lower depth limit uncertain because of sonfusion with Leptosynapta...
Distribution Maine to South Carolina and Bermuda [details]
Distribution Low on shore and sublittoral, in sand, sandy mud, lower depth limit uncertain because of sonfusion with Leptosynapta...
Distribution Low on shore and sublittoral, in sand, sandy mud, lower depth limit uncertain because of sonfusion with Leptosynapta bergensis; western coasts from Devon to Shetland; North Sea records are unsatisfactory because of confusion with L.bergensis [details]
Deep-Sea (2025). Leptosynapta inhaerens (O.F. Müller, 1776). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124465 on 2026-10-08
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Leptosynapta inhaerens (O.F. Müller, 1776). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124465 on 2026-10-08
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original description
(of ) Müller, O.F. (1776). Zoologiae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum characters, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium. [Prodromus of Danish Zoology, or the characters, names, and synonyms of the indigenous animals of Denmark and Norway, especially of the popular ones.]. <em>Typis Hallageriis, Havniae.</em> 32: 1-282., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47550 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <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. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
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 Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <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. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
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 Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Breeding Doliolaria larva. Spring [details]Distribution Maine to South Carolina and Bermuda [details]
Distribution Low on shore and sublittoral, in sand, sandy mud, lower depth limit uncertain because of sonfusion with Leptosynapta bergensis; western coasts from Devon to Shetland; North Sea records are unsatisfactory because of confusion with L.bergensis [details]
Publication date (O. F. Müller, 1788) [details]
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptosynapta inhaerens)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (31 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leptosynapta inhaerens)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (31 records)
To ITIS
