Deep-Sea taxon details
Diopatra cuprea (Bosc, 1802)
157339 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157339)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Bosc, L. A. G. (1802). Histoire Naturelle des Vers: contenant leur description et leurs moeurs, avec figures dessinées d'après nature. <em>Guilleminet, Paris, chez Deterville.</em> 3 vols. 324 pp. + pls. 1-10; 300 pp. + pls. 11-25; 270 pp. + pls. 26-32. 1-324., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41758184
page(s): 142-143, plate 5 figs. 1-4 [details]
page(s): 142-143, plate 5 figs. 1-4 [details]
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Diopatra cuprea (Bosc, 1802). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157339 on 2026-09-03
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Diopatra cuprea (Bosc, 1802). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157339 on 2026-09-03
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(of ) Bosc, L. A. G. (1802). Histoire Naturelle des Vers: contenant leur description et leurs moeurs, avec figures dessinées d'après nature. <em>Guilleminet, Paris, chez Deterville.</em> 3 vols. 324 pp. + pls. 1-10; 300 pp. + pls. 11-25; 270 pp. + pls. 26-32. 1-324., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41758184
page(s): 142-143, plate 5 figs. 1-4 [details]
taxonomy source Sotka, Eric E.; Bell, Tina; Berke, Sarah. (2023). Cryptic mtDNA Diversity of Diopatra cuprea (Onuphidae, Annelida) in the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean. <em>Biology.</em> 12(4; 521) 1-9., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/4/521
note: Clades found in Diopatra cuprea of American Atlantic are demonstrated but not named for taxonomy [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
additional source Andrews, Ethan Allen. (1891). Report upon the Annelida Polychaeta of Beaufort, North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 14(852): 277-302, plates XII-XVIII., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7543195
page(s): 285-286 [details]
additional source Augener, Hermann. (1931). Die bodensässigen Polychäten nebst einer Hirudinee der Meteor-Fahrt. <em>Mitteilungen der Zooologisches Staatinstitut und zoologisches Museum, Hamburg.</em> 44: 279-313.
page(s): 292 [details] Available for editors
additional source Augener, Hermann. (1934). Polychaeten aus den Zoologischen Museen von Leiden und Amsterdam. – IV. (Schluss). <em>Zoologische Mededeelingen, Leiden.</em> 17(8): 67-160 [includes figs. 14-31 + figure captions for the 4 issues of the series]., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/318471 [details] Available for editors
additional source Claparède, Édouard. (1870). Les Annélides Chétopodes du Golfe de Naples. Supplément. <em>Mémoires de la Société de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Genève.</em> 20(2): 365-542 [separate pagination at page top, continuous pagination at bottom]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2094031 [details]
additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
additional source Hartman, O. (1951). The littoral marine annelids of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Publications of the Institute of Marine Science, Port Aransas, Texas.</em> 2(1): 7-124., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2152/22162
page(s): 51-52, plate 3, bottom [details] Available for editors
additional source Hartman, Olga. (1944). Polychaetous Annelids. Part V. Eunicea. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 10(1): 1-237., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4679950
page(s): 54-55, plate 1 figs. 9-14 [details]
additional source Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1930). Polychaete worms. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 2: 1-222., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15904801
page(s): 124 [details]
additional source Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1933). The Polychaeta Errantia collected by Dr. C. Crossland at Colón, in the Panama region, and the Galapagos Islands during the Expedition of the S.Y. 'St. George'. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 103(1): 1-96., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1933.tb01578.x
page(s): 71-72, text-fig. 29 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 142-143, plate 5 figs. 1-4 [details]
taxonomy source Sotka, Eric E.; Bell, Tina; Berke, Sarah. (2023). Cryptic mtDNA Diversity of Diopatra cuprea (Onuphidae, Annelida) in the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean. <em>Biology.</em> 12(4; 521) 1-9., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/4/521
note: Clades found in Diopatra cuprea of American Atlantic are demonstrated but not named for taxonomy [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
additional source Andrews, Ethan Allen. (1891). Report upon the Annelida Polychaeta of Beaufort, North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 14(852): 277-302, plates XII-XVIII., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7543195
page(s): 285-286 [details]
additional source Augener, Hermann. (1931). Die bodensässigen Polychäten nebst einer Hirudinee der Meteor-Fahrt. <em>Mitteilungen der Zooologisches Staatinstitut und zoologisches Museum, Hamburg.</em> 44: 279-313.
page(s): 292 [details] Available for editors
additional source Augener, Hermann. (1934). Polychaeten aus den Zoologischen Museen von Leiden und Amsterdam. – IV. (Schluss). <em>Zoologische Mededeelingen, Leiden.</em> 17(8): 67-160 [includes figs. 14-31 + figure captions for the 4 issues of the series]., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/318471 [details] Available for editors
additional source Claparède, Édouard. (1870). Les Annélides Chétopodes du Golfe de Naples. Supplément. <em>Mémoires de la Société de physique et d'histoire naturelle de Genève.</em> 20(2): 365-542 [separate pagination at page top, continuous pagination at bottom]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2094031 [details]
additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
additional source Hartman, O. (1951). The littoral marine annelids of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Publications of the Institute of Marine Science, Port Aransas, Texas.</em> 2(1): 7-124., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2152/22162
page(s): 51-52, plate 3, bottom [details] Available for editors
additional source Hartman, Olga. (1944). Polychaetous Annelids. Part V. Eunicea. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 10(1): 1-237., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4679950
page(s): 54-55, plate 1 figs. 9-14 [details]
additional source Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1930). Polychaete worms. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 2: 1-222., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15904801
page(s): 124 [details]
additional source Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1933). The Polychaeta Errantia collected by Dr. C. Crossland at Colón, in the Panama region, and the Galapagos Islands during the Expedition of the S.Y. 'St. George'. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 103(1): 1-96., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1933.tb01578.x
page(s): 71-72, text-fig. 29 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
To Barcode of Life (13 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (108 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diopatra cuprea)
To GenBank (176 nucleotides; 199 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (WRM USNM 24088 Diopatra cuprea Card.)
To NMNH Extant Collection (WRM USNM 33590 Diopatra cuprea Card.)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (308 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 076724)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (108 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Diopatra cuprea)
To GenBank (176 nucleotides; 199 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (WRM USNM 24088 Diopatra cuprea Card.)
To NMNH Extant Collection (WRM USNM 33590 Diopatra cuprea Card.)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (308 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 076724)
To ITIS
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