Deep-Sea name details
Leanira areolata McIntosh, 1885
338346 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338346)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 151-153, Pl. XXI fig. 3, Pl. XXV figs. 8-9, Pl. XIIIA fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 151-153, Pl. XXI fig. 3, Pl. XXV figs. 8-9, Pl. XIIIA fig. 1 [details]
Holotype NHMUK BMNH 1885; 12: 1: 116., geounit Sagami Bay
, Type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone , Note A single complete specimen, Station 232,...
Holotype NHMUK BMNH 1885; 12: 1: 116., geounit Sagami Bay [details]
type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality A single complete specimen, Station 232, Sagami Bay, south of Yedo, Japan), 35.1833, 139.4667 (35° 11' N, 139° 28' E), 345 fathoms, green mud. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Leanira areolata McIntosh, 1885. 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=338346 on 2026-07-11
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Leanira areolata McIntosh, 1885. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338346 on 2026-07-11
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original description
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 151-153, Pl. XXI fig. 3, Pl. XXV figs. 8-9, Pl. XIIIA fig. 1 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Huys, R. (2016). Enigmas from the past: M'Intosh's (1885) annelidicolous copepods from the voyage of <em>H.M.S. Challenger</em>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4174(1): 355-385., available online at http://mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4174.1.22
note: revision of associated ectoparasitic copepod Leaniricola rotundata M’Intosh (1885) [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Izuka, Akira. (1912). The errantiate Polychaeta of Japan. <em>Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo.</em> 30(2): 1-262, plates I-XXIV., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39205921
page(s): 89, plate 10; note: superseded recombination to Sthenolepis areolata [details]
page(s): 151-153, Pl. XXI fig. 3, Pl. XXV figs. 8-9, Pl. XIIIA fig. 1 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Huys, R. (2016). Enigmas from the past: M'Intosh's (1885) annelidicolous copepods from the voyage of <em>H.M.S. Challenger</em>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4174(1): 355-385., available online at http://mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4174.1.22
note: revision of associated ectoparasitic copepod Leaniricola rotundata M’Intosh (1885) [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Izuka, Akira. (1912). The errantiate Polychaeta of Japan. <em>Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo.</em> 30(2): 1-262, plates I-XXIV., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39205921
page(s): 89, plate 10; note: superseded recombination to Sthenolepis areolata [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK BMNH 1885; 12: 1: 116., geounit Sagami Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Specimen The Natural History Museum, London [details]Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Type locality A single complete specimen, Station 232, Sagami Bay, south of Yedo, Japan), 35.1833, 139.4667 (35° 11' N, 139° 28' E), 345 fathoms, green mud. [details]
