WoRMS name details
Leptochelia algicola (Harger, 1878)
136468 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136468)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
Paratanais algicola Harger, 1878 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine
(of Paratanais algicola Harger, 1878) Harger, O. (1878). Descriptions of new genera and species of Isopoda, from New England and adjacent regions. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> Series 3, 15 (89): 373-379., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36843275 [details]
Taxonomic remark synonymized with L. dubia by Sars, 1882 it was long considered a subjective synonym for L. dubia/ L. savignyi but is now...
Taxonomic remark synonymized with L. dubia by Sars, 1882 it was long considered a subjective synonym for L. dubia/ L. savignyi but is now considered a valid species [details]
WoRMS (2026). Leptochelia algicola (Harger, 1878). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136468 on 2026-06-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Paratanais algicola Harger, 1878) Harger, O. (1878). Descriptions of new genera and species of Isopoda, from New England and adjacent regions. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> Series 3, 15 (89): 373-379., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36843275 [details]
basis of record Bird, G.J. (2001). Tanaidacea. In: Costello, M.J., C.S. Emblow, & R. White (eds.), European Register of Marine Species. A Check-List of the Marine Species in Europe and a Bibliography of Guides to Their Identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 310-315. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Harger, O. (1879). Notes on New England Isopoda. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 2 (75): 157-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.75.157 [details]
basis of record Bird, G.J. (2001). Tanaidacea. In: Costello, M.J., C.S. Emblow, & R. White (eds.), European Register of Marine Species. A Check-List of the Marine Species in Europe and a Bibliography of Guides to Their Identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 310-315. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Harger, O. (1879). Notes on New England Isopoda. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 2 (75): 157-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.75.157 [details]
Other
additional source
Anderson, G. (2016). Tanaidacea-- Thirty Years of Scholarship. (Vers. 2.0, Dec., 2016)., available online at http://aquila.usm.edu/tanaids30/3 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark synonymized with L. dubia by Sars, 1882 it was long considered a subjective synonym for L. dubia/ L. savignyi but is now considered a valid species [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (35963 Type Status proof) (from synonym Paratanais algicola Harger, 1878)
To NMNH Extant Collection (35963 Type Status upgrade) (from synonym Paratanais algicola Harger, 1878)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Paratanais algicola Harger, 1878)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 091214) (from synonym Paratanais algicola Harger, 1878)
To ITIS
To NMNH Extant Collection (35963 Type Status proof) (from synonym Paratanais algicola Harger, 1878)
To NMNH Extant Collection (35963 Type Status upgrade) (from synonym Paratanais algicola Harger, 1878)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Paratanais algicola Harger, 1878)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 091214) (from synonym Paratanais algicola Harger, 1878)
To ITIS
