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Polydora Bosc, 1802

Bosc original plate 5, Polydora cornuta fig 7 & 8
Bosc original plate 5, Polydora cornuta fig 7 & 8

129619 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129619)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Sedentaria (Subclass)
  6. Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
  7. Spionida (Order)
  8. Spioniformia (Suborder)
  9. Spionidae (Family)
  10. Polydora (Genus)
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  1. Species Polydora ciliata (Johnston, 1838)
  2. Species Polydora colonia Moore, 1907
  3. Species Polydora hoplura Claparède, 1868
  4. Species Polydora maculata Day, 1963
  5. Species Polydora antennata Claparède, 1868 accepted as Pseudopolydora antennata (Claparède, 1868) (superseded original combination)
  6. Species Polydora caeca [auct. misspelling] accepted as Dipolydora coeca (Örsted, 1843) (superseded combination, incorrect spelling of caeca for coeca)
  7. Species Polydora goreensis Augener, 1918 accepted as Dipolydora goreensis (Augener, 1918) (superseded original combination)
  8. Species Polydora kempi Southern, 1921 accepted as Pseudopolydora kempi (Southern, 1921) (superseded original combination (alternate representation of))
  9. Species Polydora normalis Day, 1957 accepted as Dipolydora normalis (Day, 1957) (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
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): 150-151 [details] OpenAccess publication
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Polydora Bosc, 1802. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129619 on 2026-07-14
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Polydora Bosc, 1802. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129619 on 2026-07-14
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Bellan, Gérard
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
Fauchald, Kristian
2016-03-30 22:28:39Z
changed
Gil, João
2022-07-22 04:22:24Z
changed
Read, Geoffrey

original description 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): 150-151 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Çaglar, Melahat. (1954). Mytilus galloprovincialis kabuklarında yasayan oyucu bir Polydora türü [A burrowing species of Polydora that lives in Mytilus galloprovincialis shells]. <em>İstanbul Üniversitesi Hydrobiyoloji Enstitüsü Dergisi.</em> (Seri A) 2: 67-73.
note: The only Polydora species mentioned is Polydora ciliata, likely to be a misidentification here. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist listing [details] 

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details] 

additional source Walker, Lexie M. (2011). A review of the current status of the Polydora-complex (Polychaeta: Spionidae) in Australia and a checklist of recorded species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2751: 40-62., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z02751p062f.pdf [details] Available for editors  PDF available

identification resource Williams, Lee-Gavin; Karl, Stephen A.; Rice, Stanley; Simon, Carol. (2017). Molecular identification of polydorid polychaetes (Annelida: Spionidae): is there a quick way to identify pest and alien species?. <em>African Zoology.</em> 52(2): 105-117., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15627020.2017.1313131
note: analysis of primers and molecular sequences for identifying similar pest Polydora and other genera [details] 
 
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