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Polychaeta taxon detailsAmphipolydora Blake, 1983
325688 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325688)
accepted
Genus
Polydora abranchiata Hartman, 1953 accepted as Amphipolydora abranchiata (Hartman, 1953) (type by original designation)
marine,
recent only
feminine
Blake, James A. (1983). Polychaetes of the family Spionidae from South America, Antarctica and adjacent seas and islands. In: Biology of the Antarctic Seas XIV. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 39(3): 205-287., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/AR039p0205/summary
page(s): 252-253 [details] Available for editors  [request]
Etymology The name of the genus is composed by the Greek prefix amphi-, meaning 'around', 'at both ends' or 'of both kinds', and the...
Etymology The name of the genus is composed by the Greek prefix amphi-, meaning 'around', 'at both ends' or 'of both kinds', and the name of the close genus Polydora Bosc, 1802, named after a nymph of the Ancient Greece mythology, and refers to the close affinities that Amphipolydora shares with related genera. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Amphipolydora Blake, 1983. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325688 on 2024-04-23
Date action by
original description
Blake, James A. (1983). Polychaetes of the family Spionidae from South America, Antarctica and adjacent seas and islands. In: Biology of the Antarctic Seas XIV. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 39(3): 205-287., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/AR039p0205/summary
page(s): 252-253 [details] Available for editors [request] additional source Paterson, I.G.; Gibson, G.D. (2003). A new species of <i>Amphipolydora</i> (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from New Zealand. <em>New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research.</em> 37(4): 733-740., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00288330.2003.9517203 page(s): 734; note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details] From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Diagnosis by Paterson & Gibson (2003: 734): ''Prostomium is entire on anterior margin, extending posteriorly as a caruncle; eyes are present or absent; nuchal tentacle is absent. Chaetiger 1 is without notochaetae. Modified chaetiger 5 has two types of major notopodial spines: (1) anterior spines are distally expanded with terminal tooth and surrounding collar; (2) posterior spines are simple acicular; superior notochaetal and neurochaetal fascicles are present. Hooded hooks are bidentate, from chaetiger 7, with conspicuous angle between teeth and no constriction on the shaft. Branchiae are absent. Prominent dorsal bacillary glands are present on anterior chaetigers. Pygidium is reduced.'' The original diagnosis by Blake (1983: 253) was emended by Paterson & Gibson (2003: 734) to include species with eyes. [details] Etymology The name of the genus is composed by the Greek prefix amphi-, meaning 'around', 'at both ends' or 'of both kinds', and the name of the close genus Polydora Bosc, 1802, named after a nymph of the Ancient Greece mythology, and refers to the close affinities that Amphipolydora shares with related genera. [details] Habitat Probably a genus of specialist sponge borers reproducing by architomy to form colonies thereon (A. vestalis), although the type was not recorded as associated with a sponge (but see comments of Paterson & Gibson, 2003) [details] |