WoRMS source details
Leigh-Sharpe, W. Harold. (1933). The Hirudinea of Plymouth. Part I. Parasitology. 25(2): 255-262.
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10.1017/s0031182000019417 [view]
Leigh-Sharpe, W. Harold
1933
The Hirudinea of Plymouth. Part I
Parasitology
25(2): 255-262
Publication
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British Islands
Systematics, Taxonomy
Branchellion borealis Leigh-Sharpe, 1933 (original description)
Janusion Leigh-Sharpe, 1933 (original description)
Janusion scorpii (Malm, 1863) (redescription)
Janusion Leigh-Sharpe, 1933 (original description)
Janusion scorpii (Malm, 1863) (redescription)
Etymology
Not explicitly stated but Branchellion borealis appears to have been named after its northern occurrence, in ... [details]
Etymology
Author: Janusion is named after "the two-faced Janus [which] would possess four eyes". The type species Janusuion ... [details]
Type locality
Stoke Point, Plymouth, Devon, England, on the dorsal surface of the pelvic fin of a Raia clavata [details]