WoRMS name details
Polygordius appendiculata [auct. misspelling of 'appendiculatus']
155185 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155185)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (misspelling in checklist)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Polygordius appendiculatus Fraipont, 1887) Fraipont, J. (1887). Le genre Polygordius. <em>Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte.</em> 14: 1-125., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.39525 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Polygordius appendiculata [auct. misspelling of 'appendiculatus']. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155185 on 2026-06-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Polygordius appendiculatus Fraipont, 1887) Fraipont, J. (1887). Le genre Polygordius. <em>Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte.</em> 14: 1-125., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.39525 [details]
basis of record Cattrijsse, A. & M. Vincx. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. <em>Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium.</em> 48 pp. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist misspelling of 'appendiculatus' [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Cattrijsse, A. & M. Vincx. (2001). Biodiversity of the benthos and the avifauna of the Belgian coastal waters: summary of data collected between 1970 and 1998. <em>Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs: Brussel, Belgium.</em> 48 pp. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist misspelling of 'appendiculatus' [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf
note: misspelling of 'appendiculatus' [details]
note: misspelling of 'appendiculatus' [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Spelling Misspelling in a non-taxonomic checklist. Misspelling of no significance. Polygordius is masculine so a feminine adjectival species-group suffix is NOT possible. [details]
