WoRMS taxon details
Leiocapitella sensibilis Da Silva & Amaral, 2020
1433835 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1433835)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Da Silva, Camila Fernanda; Amaral, Antonia Cecilia Zacagnini. (2020). Redescription of <em>Leiocapitella</em> <em>atlantica</em> Hartman, 1965 and description of a new species from the Southeast Brazil (Annelida, Capitellidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4767(4): 518-530., available online at https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4767.4.2
page(s): 524, figures 3A–B; 4A–F; 5A–G [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 524, figures 3A–B; 4A–F; 5A–G [details] Available for editors
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Holotype ZUEC POL 20150, geounit Campos Basin
, Note offshore of Campos, Campos Basin, Brazil (N of...
Holotype ZUEC POL 20150, geounit Campos Basin [details]
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Type locality offshore of Campos, Campos Basin, Brazil (N of Rio de Janeiro), South Atlantic Ocean -22.0192, -40.5319 (22°1’9’’S, 40°31’55’’W), 47 m [details]
Etymology authors: Leiocapitella sensibilis is "named after its great amount of sensitive structures, i.e., thoracic and abdominal...
Etymology authors: Leiocapitella sensibilis is "named after its great amount of sensitive structures, i.e., thoracic and abdominal lateral organs and papillae with cilia and sensory furrows on thorax." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Leiocapitella sensibilis Da Silva & Amaral, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1433835 on 2025-04-17
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Da Silva, Camila Fernanda; Amaral, Antonia Cecilia Zacagnini. (2020). Redescription of <em>Leiocapitella</em> <em>atlantica</em> Hartman, 1965 and description of a new species from the Southeast Brazil (Annelida, Capitellidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4767(4): 518-530., available online at https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4767.4.2
page(s): 524, figures 3A–B; 4A–F; 5A–G [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 524, figures 3A–B; 4A–F; 5A–G [details] Available for editors
[request]
Holotype ZUEC POL 20150, geounit Campos Basin [details]
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Diagnosis "Leiocapitella sensibilis sp. nov. is characterized by having peristomium and first five thoracic chaetigers with strongly tessellated epithelium, presence of a small neuropodial expansion lobe, branched notopodial expansions on posterior abdomen, and mid-lateral lobe on thorax" [details]Etymology authors: Leiocapitella sensibilis is "named after its great amount of sensitive structures, i.e., thoracic and abdominal lateral organs and papillae with cilia and sensory furrows on thorax." [details]
Type locality offshore of Campos, Campos Basin, Brazil (N of Rio de Janeiro), South Atlantic Ocean -22.0192, -40.5319 (22°1’9’’S, 40°31’55’’W), 47 m [details]
