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CaRMS source details
Imajima, M.; Sato, W. (1984). A new species of Polydora (Polychaeta, Spionidae) collected from Abashiri Bay, Hokkaido. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology). 10(2): 57-62.
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Imajima, M.; Sato, W.
1984
A new species of <i>Polydora</i> (Polychaeta, Spionidae) collected from Abashiri Bay, Hokkaido
Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology)
10(2): 57-62
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
A new species of Polydora, burrowing in the shells of the scallop Patinopecten yessoensis, is described from Abashiri Bay, Hokkaido, under the name of P. variegata. It is closely related to P. websteri Hartman, a well known shell-boring worm. However, it is different in morphological and ecological characteristics from the latter species.
Japan
Systematics, Taxonomy
Polydora websteri Hartman in Loosanoff & Engle, 1943 (additional source)
Association Lives in the shells of the scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis (Jay, 1857), on which they were observed to settle and ... [details] Distribution Pacific Ocean: Abashiri Bay (Okhotsk Sea coast of Hokkaido, Northern Japan). [details] Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet variegata (masculine: variegatus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'streaked' or ... [details] Habitat From the shells of the scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis (Jay, 1857), at 30-40 m depth. [details] Human impact The species burrows in the shells of the scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis (Jay, 1857), slowing down its growth rate. [details] Reproduction From Imajima & Sato (1984: 61): Juveniles observed to settle in a very narrow band around the periphery of the left ... [details] Type locality Abashiri Bay, Okhotsk Sea coast of Hokkaido, Japan, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 44.0º, 144.5º), 30-40 m, ... [details] |