Deep-Sea name details
Leanira japonica McIntosh, 1885
338351 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338351)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)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): 154, Pl. XXII fig. 3, Pl. XIVA figs. 1-2 [details]
page(s): 154, Pl. XXII fig. 3, Pl. XIVA figs. 1-2 [details]
Type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Pacific Ocean, Japan
type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Japan [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Leanira japonica 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=338351 on 2026-05-21
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Leanira japonica McIntosh, 1885. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338351 on 2026-05-21
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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): 154, Pl. XXII fig. 3, Pl. XIVA figs. 1-2 [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 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
source of synonymy Fauvel, Pierre. (1930). Supplement to the Littoral Fauna of Krusadai Island in the Gulf of Manaar. Part 1. Annelida Polychaeta of the Madras Government Museum. <em>Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum, new series, Natural History section.</em> 1(2): 1-72. [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 [details]
page(s): 154, Pl. XXII fig. 3, Pl. XIVA figs. 1-2 [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 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
source of synonymy Fauvel, Pierre. (1930). Supplement to the Littoral Fauna of Krusadai Island in the Gulf of Manaar. Part 1. Annelida Polychaeta of the Madras Government Museum. <em>Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum, new series, Natural History section.</em> 1(2): 1-72. [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 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
