WoRMS name details
Boccardia ligerica Ferronnière, 1898
155466 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155466)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ferronnière, Georges. (1898). 1er contribution à l'étude de la faune de la Loire-Inférieure (Polygordiens, Spionidiens, Némertien). <em>Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de l'Ouest de la France.</em> 8(1): 101-115, plates V & VI [precede the text]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5863564
page(s): 109-111, plate VI figs. a-i [details]
page(s): 109-111, plate VI figs. a-i [details]
Type locality contained in Loire Estuary
, Note Loire River estuary, Northern France, Atlantic...
type locality contained in Loire Estuary [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Loire River estuary, Northern France, Atlantic Ocean. The species was described with base on specimens from three different locations in the right bank of the Loire, none of them being specifically designated as the type locality: 1) near Donges (approx. 47.305°, -2.072°; Donges was bombed and destroyed during WWII, and posteriorly rebuit inwards, being now detached from the bank); 2) near the quarries of Lavau (= Lavau-sur-Loire), near Savenay (approx. 47.305°, -1.988°; these quarries are now flooded and are known as Le Trou Bleu); 3) near the mole of Lavau (= Lavau-sur-Loire), in the eastern part of the town (approx. 47.3047°, -1.9642°). [details]
Depth range Intertidal.
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: western coast of Europe, from the Atlantic coast of France to Finland, in the Baltic Sea.
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet ligerica is a Latin adjective meaning 'of or belonging to the...
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: western coast of Europe, from the Atlantic coast of France to Finland, in the Baltic Sea.
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: western coast of Europe, from the Atlantic coast of France to Finland, in the Baltic Sea. [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet ligerica is a Latin adjective meaning 'of or belonging to the...
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet ligerica is a Latin adjective meaning 'of or belonging to the Liger' (Liger = Latin name of the Loire River). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Boccardia ligerica Ferronnière, 1898. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155466 on 2024-04-24
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original description
Ferronnière, Georges. (1898). 1er contribution à l'étude de la faune de la Loire-Inférieure (Polygordiens, Spionidiens, Némertien). <em>Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de l'Ouest de la France.</em> 8(1): 101-115, plates V & VI [precede the text]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5863564
page(s): 109-111, plate VI figs. a-i [details]
basis of record Dauvin, J.-C.; Dewarumez, J.-M.; Gentil, F. (2003). Liste actualisée des espèces d'Annélides Polychètes présentes en Manche [An up to date list of polychaetous annelids from the English Channel]. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 44(1): 67-95., available online at http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/sites/www.sb-roscoff.fr/files/documents/station-biologique-roscoff-dauvinal2003-3835.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Blake, James A.; Woodwick, Keith H. (1971). A review of the genus <i>Boccardia</i> Carazzi (Polychaeta Spionidae) with description of two new species. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 70(1): 31-42., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34304499
page(s): 32-34, fig. 1, table I [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Blake, James A.; Kudenov, Jerry D. (1978). The Spionidae (Polychaeta) from Southeastern Australia and adjacent areas with a revision of the genera. <em>Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria.</em> 39: 171-280., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39441579
page(s): 265; note: as Boccardiella ligerica [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 109-111, plate VI figs. a-i [details]
basis of record Dauvin, J.-C.; Dewarumez, J.-M.; Gentil, F. (2003). Liste actualisée des espèces d'Annélides Polychètes présentes en Manche [An up to date list of polychaetous annelids from the English Channel]. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 44(1): 67-95., available online at http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/sites/www.sb-roscoff.fr/files/documents/station-biologique-roscoff-dauvinal2003-3835.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription Blake, James A.; Woodwick, Keith H. (1971). A review of the genus <i>Boccardia</i> Carazzi (Polychaeta Spionidae) with description of two new species. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 70(1): 31-42., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34304499
page(s): 32-34, fig. 1, table I [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Blake, James A.; Kudenov, Jerry D. (1978). The Spionidae (Polychaeta) from Southeastern Australia and adjacent areas with a revision of the genera. <em>Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria.</em> 39: 171-280., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39441579
page(s): 265; note: as Boccardiella ligerica [details] Available for editors [request]
Nontype ZMA 1156, geounit Netherlands [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]Distribution Atlantic Ocean: western coast of Europe, from the Atlantic coast of France to Finland, in the Baltic Sea. [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet ligerica is a Latin adjective meaning 'of or belonging to the Liger' (Liger = Latin name of the Loire River). [details]
Habitat Brackish waters, at the lower intertidal zone of mud flats, where it can be found in muddy tubes; also under stones and inside rock crevices, with mud. [details]
Type locality Loire River estuary, Northern France, Atlantic Ocean. The species was described with base on specimens from three different locations in the right bank of the Loire, none of them being specifically designated as the type locality: 1) near Donges (approx. 47.305°, -2.072°; Donges was bombed and destroyed during WWII, and posteriorly rebuit inwards, being now detached from the bank); 2) near the quarries of Lavau (= Lavau-sur-Loire), near Savenay (approx. 47.305°, -1.988°; these quarries are now flooded and are known as Le Trou Bleu); 3) near the mole of Lavau (= Lavau-sur-Loire), in the eastern part of the town (approx. 47.3047°, -1.9642°). [details]