WoRMS taxon details
Aphrodita refulgida Moore, 1910
333001 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:333001)
accepted
Species
Aphrodita solitaria Essenberg, 1917 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Aphrodite solitaria Essenberg, 1917 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (genus variant spelling of...)
genus variant spelling of subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Moore, John Percy. (1910). The polychaetous annelids dredged by the U.S.S. "Albatross" off the coast of Southern California in 1904: II. Polynoidae, Aphroditidae and Segaleonidae [sic, for Sigalionidae]. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 62: 328-402, plates XXVIII-XXXIII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5526353
page(s): 376-380, plate XXXII figs. 76-84 [details]
page(s): 376-380, plate XXXII figs. 76-84 [details]
Holotype NMNH 17265, geounit California , Note off Point Pinos lighthouse, Monterey Bay,...
Holotype NMNH 17265, geounit California [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality off Point Pinos lighthouse, Monterey Bay, California, USA, Albatross Stn 4464, 36°38'N 121°55'W, 66-93 m [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Aphrodita refulgida Moore, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=333001 on 2025-10-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Moore, John Percy. (1910). The polychaetous annelids dredged by the U.S.S. "Albatross" off the coast of Southern California in 1904: II. Polynoidae, Aphroditidae and Segaleonidae [sic, for Sigalionidae]. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 62: 328-402, plates XXVIII-XXXIII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5526353
page(s): 376-380, plate XXXII figs. 76-84 [details]
original description (of Aphrodita solitaria Essenberg, 1917) Essenberg, Christine. (1917). On some new species of Aphroditidae from the coast of California. <em>University of California Publications in Zoology.</em> 16(22): 401-430, plates 31-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29548523
page(s): 408-409, plate 33 figs. 27-38, plate 37 figs. 81-82 [details]
basis of record Hartman, O. (1939). Polychaetous annelids. Part I. Aphroditidae to Pisionidae. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 7(1): 1-156., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27822254 [details]
page(s): 376-380, plate XXXII figs. 76-84 [details]
original description (of Aphrodita solitaria Essenberg, 1917) Essenberg, Christine. (1917). On some new species of Aphroditidae from the coast of California. <em>University of California Publications in Zoology.</em> 16(22): 401-430, plates 31-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29548523
page(s): 408-409, plate 33 figs. 27-38, plate 37 figs. 81-82 [details]
basis of record Hartman, O. (1939). Polychaetous annelids. Part I. Aphroditidae to Pisionidae. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 7(1): 1-156., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27822254 [details]
Other
additional source
Imajima, Minoru. (2003). Polychaetous Annelids from Sagami Bay and Sagami Sea collected by the Emperor Showa of Japan and deposited at the Showa Memorial Institute, National Science Museum, Tokyo (II). Orders included within the Phyllodocida, Amphinomida, Spintherida and Eunicida. <em>National Science Museum Monographs.</em> 23: 1-221., available online at https://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110004708004
page(s): 14-17 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Kudenov, Jerry D. (1975). Errant polychaetes from the Gulf of California, Mexico. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 9(1): 65-91., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937500770061
page(s): 66 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 14-17 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kudenov, Jerry D. (1975). Errant polychaetes from the Gulf of California, Mexico. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 9(1): 65-91., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937500770061
page(s): 66 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NMNH 17265, geounit California [details]
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment Imajima (2003) lists Aphrodita refulgida Moore, 1910 in synonymy with Aphrodita japonica Marenzeller, 1879 but without examination of type material and without listing original source. The synonymy is not accepted until an original authority is located. [details]Type locality off Point Pinos lighthouse, Monterey Bay, California, USA, Albatross Stn 4464, 36°38'N 121°55'W, 66-93 m [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aphrodita refulgida)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 17265)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Aphrodita refulgida)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 17265)
To ITIS
