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Pontobdella Leach, 1815

Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)

116943  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116943)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Clitellata (Class)
  5. Hirudinea (Subclass)
  6. Euhirudinea (Infraclass)
  7. Rhynchobdellida (Order)
  8. Piscicolidae (Family)
  9. Pontobdellinae (Subfamily)
  10. Pontobdella (Genus)
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Genus
Hirudo muricata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)

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  1. Species Pontobdella aculeata Harding, 1924
  2. Species Pontobdella afra Baird, 1869
  3. Species Pontobdella biannulata Moore, 1957
  4. Species Pontobdella dispar Cordero, 1938
  5. Species Pontobdella leucothela Schmarda, 1861
  6. Species Pontobdella moorei Oka, 1910
  7. Species Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  8. Species Pontobdella novaezealandiae Burreson & Williams, 2008
  9. Species Pontobdella oligothela Schmarda, 1861
  10. Species Pontobdella prionodiscus Schmarda, 1861
  11. Species Pontobdella variegata Baird, 1869
  12. Species Pontobdella vosmaeri (Apáthy, 1888)
  13. Species Pontobdella areolata Leach, 1815 accepted as Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
  14. Species Pontobdella benhami Richardson, 1950 accepted as Pontobdella leucothela Schmarda, 1861 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
  15. Species Pontobdella bimaculata Oka, 1910 accepted as Stibarobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861) (subjective synonym)
  16. Species Pontobdella japonica Vasiliev, 1939 accepted as Orientobdella japonica (Vasiliev, 1939) (Synonym)
  17. Species Pontobdella macrothela Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Stibarobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861) (superseded original combination)
  18. Species Pontobdella planodiscus Baird, 1869 accepted as Stibarobdella planodiscus (Baird, 1869) (Synonym)
  19. Species Pontobdella rayneri Baird, 1869 accepted as Pontobdella leucothela Schmarda, 1861 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
  20. Species Pontobdella spinulosa Leach, 1815 accepted as Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
  21. Species Pontobdella tasmanica Hickman, 1946 accepted as Stibarobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861) (subjective synonym, replacement name for P. verrucosa Hickman, 1942)
  22. Species Pontobdella verrucata Leach, 1815 accepted as Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  23. Species Pontobdella verrucosa Hickman, 1942 accepted as Stibarobdella macrothela (Schmarda, 1861) (unaccepted > junior homonym, replaced (by P tasmanica) junior primary homonym, subjective synonym)
  24. Species Pontobdella verrucosa Leydig, 1851 accepted as Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, perhaps a misspelling of Pontobdella verrucata Leach, 1815)
  25. Species Pontobdella tatejamensis Oka, 1910 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
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Leach, W. E. (1815). The Zoological Miscellany; Being Descriptions of New, or Interesting Animals. <em>R.P. Nodder, London.</em> 2: 1-154, pls. 61-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28685302
page(s): 9; note: as the 'sea leech' [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Note Hirudo muricata Linnaeus, 1758 (now...  
Type species Hirudo muricata Linnaeus, 1758 (now Pontobdella muricata) CANNOT be the type species of Pontobdella.

Leach (1815) included three species in his new genus Pontobdella. These were:
Pontobdella verrucata Leach, 1815 : 11.
Pontobdella areolata Leach, 1815 : 10.
Pontobdella spinulosa Leach, 1815 : 12.
Therefore Hirudo muricata Linnaeus, 1758 (now Pontobdella muricata) cannot be the type species of Pontobdella by subsequent designation as it was not originally included in the genus (ICZN article 67.2).. However, for example Llewellyn (1966) and Sawyer (1986) both incorrectly list Pontobdella muricata as the type species of Pontobdella. What the type species is requires further research but as all three possible candidates are supposedly also synonyms of Hirudo muricata, so choosing one of them is moot, and H. muricata has not been removed as type species in the WoRMS record. [details]
WoRMS (2024). Pontobdella Leach, 1815. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=116943 on 2024-05-01
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2013-04-09 01:06:46Z
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Kolb, Jürgen
2019-12-05 02:32:15Z
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Read, Geoffrey
2022-08-29 02:50:39Z
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Read, Geoffrey

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original description Leach, W. E. (1815). The Zoological Miscellany; Being Descriptions of New, or Interesting Animals. <em>R.P. Nodder, London.</em> 2: 1-154, pls. 61-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28685302
page(s): 9; note: as the 'sea leech' [details]  OpenAccess publication 

additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source van der Land, J. (2001). Hirudinea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 234-235 (look up in IMIS)
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Type species Hirudo muricata Linnaeus, 1758 (now Pontobdella muricata) CANNOT be the type species of Pontobdella.

Leach (1815) included three species in his new genus Pontobdella. These were:
Pontobdella verrucata Leach, 1815 : 11.
Pontobdella areolata Leach, 1815 : 10.
Pontobdella spinulosa Leach, 1815 : 12.
Therefore Hirudo muricata Linnaeus, 1758 (now Pontobdella muricata) cannot be the type species of Pontobdella by subsequent designation as it was not originally included in the genus (ICZN article 67.2).. However, for example Llewellyn (1966) and Sawyer (1986) both incorrectly list Pontobdella muricata as the type species of Pontobdella. What the type species is requires further research but as all three possible candidates are supposedly also synonyms of Hirudo muricata, so choosing one of them is moot, and H. muricata has not been removed as type species in the WoRMS record. [details]
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English sea leech  [details]
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Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pontobdella muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Van Beneden & Hesse (1864, pl. 01)
Van Beneden & Hesse (1864, pl. 01)
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