Polychaeta taxon details
Leiochrides norvegicus Fauchald, 1972
129887 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129887)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fauchald, K. (1972). Some polychaetous annelids from the deep basins in Sognefjorden, Western Norway. <em>Sarsia.</em> 49: 89-106., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00364827.1972.10411211
page(s): 103, fig. 4E-G [details]
page(s): 103, fig. 4E-G [details]
Holotype ZMUB 52206, geounit Sognefjords
, Note Sognefjorden, southwest of the mouth of...
Holotype ZMUB 52206, geounit Sognefjords [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Sognefjorden, southwest of the mouth of Vadheimsfjorden, western Norway, Atlantic Ocean (61.1375º, 5.7583º), 1272 m, clay with brownish top layer. [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Depth range 1272 m.
Distribution NE Atlantic Ocean: Sognefjorden (western Norway).
Etymology The specific epithet norvegicus refers to the type locality of the species, Norway.
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Depth range 1272 m.
Depth range 1272 m. [details]
Distribution NE Atlantic Ocean: Sognefjorden (western Norway).
Distribution NE Atlantic Ocean: Sognefjorden (western Norway). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet norvegicus refers to the type locality of the species, Norway.
Etymology The specific epithet norvegicus refers to the type locality of the species, Norway. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Leiochrides norvegicus Fauchald, 1972. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129887 on 2025-05-15
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Fauchald, K. (1972). Some polychaetous annelids from the deep basins in Sognefjorden, Western Norway. <em>Sarsia.</em> 49: 89-106., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00364827.1972.10411211
page(s): 103, fig. 4E-G [details]
context source (Deepsea) Fauchald, K. (1972). Some polychaetous annelids from the deep basins in Sognefjorden, Western Norway. <em>Sarsia.</em> 49: 89-106., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00364827.1972.10411211 [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist entry [details]
status source Lin, Jun-Hui; García-Garza, María E.; Lin, He-Shan; Wang, Jian-Jun. (2020). A new species of <em>Leiochrides</em> Augener, 1914 (Annelida: Capitellidae) from the Beibu Gulf, South China Sea. <em>Biodiversity Data Journal.</em> 8: e59726 [10 pp.]., available online at https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/59726/
page(s): 9 of 10; note: In discussion Lin et al suggest Leiochrides norvegicus may be a Leiocapitella species, but do not recombine it. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 103, fig. 4E-G [details]
context source (Deepsea) Fauchald, K. (1972). Some polychaetous annelids from the deep basins in Sognefjorden, Western Norway. <em>Sarsia.</em> 49: 89-106., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00364827.1972.10411211 [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist entry [details]
status source Lin, Jun-Hui; García-Garza, María E.; Lin, He-Shan; Wang, Jian-Jun. (2020). A new species of <em>Leiochrides</em> Augener, 1914 (Annelida: Capitellidae) from the Beibu Gulf, South China Sea. <em>Biodiversity Data Journal.</em> 8: e59726 [10 pp.]., available online at https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/59726/
page(s): 9 of 10; note: In discussion Lin et al suggest Leiochrides norvegicus may be a Leiocapitella species, but do not recombine it. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMUB 52206, geounit Sognefjords [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Depth range 1272 m. [details]
Distribution NE Atlantic Ocean: Sognefjorden (western Norway). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet norvegicus refers to the type locality of the species, Norway. [details]
Habitat Clay, at bathyal depths. [details]
Type locality Sognefjorden, southwest of the mouth of Vadheimsfjorden, western Norway, Atlantic Ocean (61.1375º, 5.7583º), 1272 m, clay with brownish top layer. [details]
