WoRMS taxon details
Polydora aggregata Blake, 1969
157535 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157535)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, J. A. (1969). Reproduction and larval development of Polydora from Northern New England (Polychaeta: spionidae). <em>Ophelia.</em> 7(1): 1-63., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00785326.1969.10419288
page(s): 16, figures 12-14; note: Premature publication of the Polydora aggregata binominal based on the egg-capsule larvae, without type designation, with later description and types published in full in 1971. [details]
page(s): 16, figures 12-14; note: Premature publication of the Polydora aggregata binominal based on the egg-capsule larvae, without type designation, with later description and types published in full in 1971. [details]
Note Lamoine Beach, State Park; Boothbay Harbor...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Lamoine Beach, State Park; Boothbay Harbor region, Ocean Point, Maine. Geolocation not stated.Gazetter location of the beach is 44.491 N, -68.3192 W [details]
Status The Polydora aggregata binominal was prematurely published based on larvae reared from egg-capsules. There was no type...
Distribution middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands)
Status The Polydora aggregata binominal was prematurely published based on larvae reared from egg-capsules. There was no type designation, but a comment (and reference list) referred to an in-press article in the Bulletin of Marine Science intended to establish the name. This description of the species and types was delayed in publication but eventually published in full in 1971 in a different journal (Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology). Consequently the species dates from the larval description in 1969, with any types being syntypes from the larval specimens deposited at that time, if any. The later established "holotype" of 1971 cannot be the holotype as holotype-status types can only be established in the original article which names the species. Type designation requires a further nomenclatural act to resolve the issue. [G.Read, 20/01/2026] [details]
Distribution middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands)
Distribution middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands) [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Polydora aggregata Blake, 1969. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157535 on 2026-03-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Blake, J. A. (1969). Reproduction and larval development of Polydora from Northern New England (Polychaeta: spionidae). <em>Ophelia.</em> 7(1): 1-63., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00785326.1969.10419288
page(s): 16, figures 12-14; note: Premature publication of the Polydora aggregata binominal based on the egg-capsule larvae, without type designation, with later description and types published in full in 1971. [details]
page(s): 16, figures 12-14; note: Premature publication of the Polydora aggregata binominal based on the egg-capsule larvae, without type designation, with later description and types published in full in 1971. [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Blake, J. A. (1971). Revision of the genus <i>Polydora</i> from the east coast of North America (Polychaeta: Spionidae. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 75: 1-32., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.75
page(s): 8 , figures 4-6; note: "REMARKS.—The name Polydora aggregata was prematurely introduced in a larval study (Blake, 1969b). The adult description is given here for the first time." [details]
page(s): 8 , figures 4-6; note: "REMARKS.—The name Polydora aggregata was prematurely introduced in a larval study (Blake, 1969b). The adult description is given here for the first time." [details]
Other
additional source
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [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)
note: Checklist listing [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [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)
note: Checklist listing [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Status The Polydora aggregata binominal was prematurely published based on larvae reared from egg-capsules. There was no type designation, but a comment (and reference list) referred to an in-press article in the Bulletin of Marine Science intended to establish the name. This description of the species and types was delayed in publication but eventually published in full in 1971 in a different journal (Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology). Consequently the species dates from the larval description in 1969, with any types being syntypes from the larval specimens deposited at that time, if any. The later established "holotype" of 1971 cannot be the holotype as holotype-status types can only be established in the original article which names the species. Type designation requires a further nomenclatural act to resolve the issue. [G.Read, 20/01/2026] [details]Type locality Lamoine Beach, State Park; Boothbay Harbor region, Ocean Point, Maine. Geolocation not stated.Gazetter location of the beach is 44.491 N, -68.3192 W [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands) [details]Habitat infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
