Deep-Sea taxon details
Dipolydora caulleryi (Mesnil, 1897)
131116 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131116)
accepted
Species
Polydora brachycephala Hartman, 1936 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Polydora caulleryi Mesnil, 1897 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Polydora caulleryi Mesnil, 1897) Mesnil, Felix. (1897). Études de morphologie externe chez les Annélides. II. Remarques complémentaires sur les Spionidiens. La famille nouvelle des Disomidiens. La place des Aonides (sensu Tauber, Levinsen). <em>Bulletin scientifique de la France et de la Belgique.</em> 30: 83-100., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10721719
page(s): 89-89, plate III figs. 12-16 [details]
page(s): 89-89, plate III figs. 12-16 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Dipolydora caulleryi (Mesnil, 1897). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131116 on 2026-09-02
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Dipolydora caulleryi (Mesnil, 1897). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131116 on 2026-09-02
Date
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original description
(of Polydora brachycephala Hartman, 1936) Hartman, Olga. (1936). New species of Spionidae (Annelida Polychaeta) from the coast of California. <em>University of California Publications in Zoology.</em> 41(6): 45-52.
page(s): 48-49, figs. 3-5 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Polydora caulleryi Mesnil, 1897) Mesnil, Felix. (1897). Études de morphologie externe chez les Annélides. II. Remarques complémentaires sur les Spionidiens. La famille nouvelle des Disomidiens. La place des Aonides (sensu Tauber, Levinsen). <em>Bulletin scientifique de la France et de la Belgique.</em> 30: 83-100., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10721719
page(s): 89-89, plate III figs. 12-16 [details]
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 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) [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 Dewarumez, Jean-Marie (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
new combination reference Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Spionidae Grube, 1850. pages 81-223. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 198, fig. 4.32F-H; note: recombined from Polydora [details] Available for editors
page(s): 48-49, figs. 3-5 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Polydora caulleryi Mesnil, 1897) Mesnil, Felix. (1897). Études de morphologie externe chez les Annélides. II. Remarques complémentaires sur les Spionidiens. La famille nouvelle des Disomidiens. La place des Aonides (sensu Tauber, Levinsen). <em>Bulletin scientifique de la France et de la Belgique.</em> 30: 83-100., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10721719
page(s): 89-89, plate III figs. 12-16 [details]
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 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) [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 Dewarumez, Jean-Marie (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
new combination reference Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Spionidae Grube, 1850. pages 81-223. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 198, fig. 4.32F-H; note: recombined from Polydora [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Polydora brachycephala Hartman, 1936) USNM 20215, geounit California [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Polydora caulleryi Mesnil, 1897)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Polydora brachycephala Hartman, 1936)
To PESI (from synonym Polydora caulleryi Mesnil, 1897)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits) (from synonym Polydora caulleryi Mesnil, 1897)
To The Arctic Traits Database (16 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Polydora brachycephala Hartman, 1936)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (2 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (92 records) (from synonym Polydora caulleryi Mesnil, 1897)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Polydora caulleryi Mesnil, 1897)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Polydora brachycephala Hartman, 1936)
To PESI (from synonym Polydora caulleryi Mesnil, 1897)
To PESI
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits) (from synonym Polydora caulleryi Mesnil, 1897)
To The Arctic Traits Database (16 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Polydora brachycephala Hartman, 1936)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (2 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (92 records) (from synonym Polydora caulleryi Mesnil, 1897)
To ITIS
