HKRMS taxon details
Polydora Bosc, 1802
129619 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129619)
accepted
Genus
- Species Polydora maculata Day, 1963
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]
page(s): 150-151 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Polydora Bosc, 1802. Accessed through: Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2025) Hong Kong Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129619 on 2025-05-23
Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2025). Hong Kong Register of Marine Species. Polydora Bosc, 1802. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129619 on 2025-05-23
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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]
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
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
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
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]
page(s): 150-151 [details]
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
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
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
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
