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Erpobdellidae Moore, 1908
160005 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160005)
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Herpobdellidae [misspelling for Erpobdellidae] · unaccepted (intentional, but incorrect,...)
intentional, but incorrect, spelling by Blanchard, 1894
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Moore, J. Percy. (1908). The leeches of Lake Amatitlan. In "The Zoology of Lakes Amatitlan and Atitlan, Guatemala, with Special Reference to Ichthyology" by Seth Eugene Meek. <em>Publications of the Field Columbian Museum. Zoology.</em> 7: 199-201., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27588608
page(s): 199; note: Moore reverts to the correct Erpobdellidae for Erpobdella, rather than Herpobdella & Herpobdellidae [details]
page(s): 199; note: Moore reverts to the correct Erpobdellidae for Erpobdella, rather than Herpobdella & Herpobdellidae [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Erpobdellidae Moore, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160005 on 2024-11-22
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Moore, J. Percy. (1908). The leeches of Lake Amatitlan. In "The Zoology of Lakes Amatitlan and Atitlan, Guatemala, with Special Reference to Ichthyology" by Seth Eugene Meek. <em>Publications of the Field Columbian Museum. Zoology.</em> 7: 199-201., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27588608
page(s): 199; note: Moore reverts to the correct Erpobdellidae for Erpobdella, rather than Herpobdella & Herpobdellidae [details]
taxonomy source Moore, J. Percy. (1901). The Hirudinea of Illinois. <em>Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History.</em> 5: 479-547., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8572737
page(s): 532; note: Moore uses Herpobdellidae for the family, and Erpobdella for the genus. On p. 532 there is a footnote stating " *Blainville's original spelling is here followed. Blanchard has changed this to Herpobd...
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taxonomy source Sawyer, R.T. (1986). Leech biology and behaviour. Vol. II. Feeding biology, ecology, and systematics. Clarendon Press. 375 p.
page(s): 693; note: Attributes Erpobdellidae to Blanchard 1894, but this is not correct and is confusing as Blanchard used "Herpobdellidae" and "Herpobdella" [details]
taxonomy source Blanchard, Raphael. (1894). Hirudinées de l'Italie continentale et insulaire. <em>Bollettino dei musei di zoologia ed anatomia comparata della R. Università di Torino.</em> 9(192): 1-81., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11243352
page(s): 51; note: Usage as "Herpobdellidae" which is not "Erpobdellidae", and based on Herpobdella, a misspelling of Erpobdella [details]
page(s): 199; note: Moore reverts to the correct Erpobdellidae for Erpobdella, rather than Herpobdella & Herpobdellidae [details]
taxonomy source Moore, J. Percy. (1901). The Hirudinea of Illinois. <em>Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History.</em> 5: 479-547., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8572737
page(s): 532; note: Moore uses Herpobdellidae for the family, and Erpobdella for the genus. On p. 532 there is a footnote stating " *Blainville's original spelling is here followed. Blanchard has changed this to Herpobd...
Moore uses Herpobdellidae for the family, and Erpobdella for the genus. On p. 532 there is a footnote stating "
*Blainville's original spelling is here followed. Blanchard has changed this to Herpobdella, and separated the family from the Hirudinidae".
taxonomy source Sawyer, R.T. (1986). Leech biology and behaviour. Vol. II. Feeding biology, ecology, and systematics. Clarendon Press. 375 p.
page(s): 693; note: Attributes Erpobdellidae to Blanchard 1894, but this is not correct and is confusing as Blanchard used "Herpobdellidae" and "Herpobdella" [details]
taxonomy source Blanchard, Raphael. (1894). Hirudinées de l'Italie continentale et insulaire. <em>Bollettino dei musei di zoologia ed anatomia comparata della R. Università di Torino.</em> 9(192): 1-81., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11243352
page(s): 51; note: Usage as "Herpobdellidae" which is not "Erpobdellidae", and based on Herpobdella, a misspelling of Erpobdella [details]
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Authority Blanchard (1894: 51) used Herpobdellidae, apparently naming it for the first time, and Herpobdella. These are incorrect spellings from the correct Erpobdella, and based on Herpobdella in Agassiz (1846), who frequently 'improved' spellings in his Nomen. Zool. Index Univ.. Sawyer (1986:693) attributes Erpobdellidae to Blanchard 1894, but this is not correct and is confusing as Blanchard used "Herpobdellidae" and "Herpobdella". Subsequent authors seem to date Erpobdellidae from Blanchard 1894, without comment (but see Mann 1952, who states Herpobdella is invalid). Moore (1901) appears to be the first to revert to the correct Erpobdella as the genus, but continued with Herpobdellidae as the family, and finally Moore (1908) uses Erpobdellidae as the family name for the first time. [details]Publication date The publication date of Erpobdellidae is frequently seen as 1894 based on Blanchard (1894), but he used "Herpobdellidae" derived from Herpobdella, an invalid subsequent spelling suggested by Agassiz. It is not possible or advantageous to simply disregard the incorrect spelling used by Blanchard. Herpobdellidae is not Erpobdellidae, although the names refer to the same taxon. Moore (1908) appears to be the first to use Erpobdellidae based on the original Erpobdella Lamarck, 1818. [details]
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