WoRMS taxon details
Boccardia galapagense Blake, 1986
327245 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327245)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (1986). A new species of <i>Boccardia</i> (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Galápagos Islands and a redescription of <i>Boccardia basilaria</i> Hartman from Southern California. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 85(1): 16-21., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34161624
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Holotype USNM 80487, geounit Academy Bay
, Note Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos...
Holotype USNM 80487, geounit Academy Bay [details]
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Type locality Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos Islands, Pacific Ocean (0°44.50'S, 90°18.35°W; -0.7417°, -90.3058°), rock point near Karl Angermeyers's residence, in coral head on rock near steep dropoff to muddy-sand bottom with scattered coral heads. [details]
Depth range Shallow subtidal (about 14 m).
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Islands.
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet galapagense is a Latin adjective meaning 'from Galápagos...
Depth range Shallow subtidal (about 14 m). [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Islands.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Islands. [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet galapagense is a Latin adjective meaning 'from Galápagos...
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet galapagense is a Latin adjective meaning 'from Galápagos Islands', and refers clearly to the type locality of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Boccardia galapagense Blake, 1986. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327245 on 2024-05-28
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original description
Blake, James A. (1986). A new species of <i>Boccardia</i> (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Galápagos Islands and a redescription of <i>Boccardia basilaria</i> Hartman from Southern California. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 85(1): 16-21., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34161624
page(s): 16-18, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 16-18, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 80487, geounit Academy Bay [details]
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Depth range Shallow subtidal (about 14 m). [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Islands. [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet galapagense is a Latin adjective meaning 'from Galápagos Islands', and refers clearly to the type locality of the species. [details]
Habitat Found boring into shallow subtidal corals rocks. [details]
Holotype Deposited in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA (USNM 80487). [details]
Type locality Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos Islands, Pacific Ocean (0°44.50'S, 90°18.35°W; -0.7417°, -90.3058°), rock point near Karl Angermeyers's residence, in coral head on rock near steep dropoff to muddy-sand bottom with scattered coral heads. [details]
