WoRMS name details
Protodorvillea gaspeensis Pettibone, 1961
157546 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157546)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
- Subspecies Protodorvillea gaspeensis chilensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1965 accepted as Meiodorvillea chilensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1965) (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Pettibone, Marian H. 1961. New species of polychaete worms from the Atlantic Ocean, with a revision of the Dorvilleidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 74: 167-186., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34571297
page(s): 178, figure 6; note: Gulf of St. Lawrence at Grande-Riviere, Gaspe South [details]
page(s): 178, figure 6; note: Gulf of St. Lawrence at Grande-Riviere, Gaspe South [details]
Etymology Protodorvillea gaspeensis is evidently named after the site of collection, Gulf of St. Lawrence at Grande-Riviere, Gaspe South
Distribution southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern...
Etymology Protodorvillea gaspeensis is evidently named after the site of collection, Gulf of St. Lawrence at Grande-Riviere, Gaspe South [details]
Distribution southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern...
Distribution southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley) [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Protodorvillea gaspeensis Pettibone, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157546 on 2026-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Pettibone, Marian H. 1961. New species of polychaete worms from the Atlantic Ocean, with a revision of the Dorvilleidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 74: 167-186., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34571297
page(s): 178, figure 6; note: Gulf of St. Lawrence at Grande-Riviere, Gaspe South [details]
basis of record 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) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 178, figure 6; note: Gulf of St. Lawrence at Grande-Riviere, Gaspe South [details]
basis of record 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) [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Núñez, Jorge 1998. Marycarmenia lysandrae, a new genus and interstitial species (Polychaeta: Dorvilleidae) from Madeira. Bulletin of Marine Science, 62(1): 115-119, 2 figures., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1998/00000062/00000001/art00011 [details] Available for editors [request]
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additional source
Jumars, Peter A. 1974. A generic revision of the Dorvilleidae (Polychaeta), with six new species from the deep Pacific. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London, 54(2): 101-135., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/54/2/101/2670926
page(s): 118-119, fig. 8A-D [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hobson, Katharine D. 1971. Polychaeta new to New England, with additions to the description of Aberranta enigmatica Hartman. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84(30): 245-252.
page(s): 247, fig. 1A-B [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
page(s): 118-119, fig. 8A-D [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hobson, Katharine D. 1971. Polychaeta new to New England, with additions to the description of Aberranta enigmatica Hartman. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84(30): 245-252.
page(s): 247, fig. 1A-B [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Protodorvillea gaspeensis is evidently named after the site of collection, Gulf of St. Lawrence at Grande-Riviere, Gaspe South [details]Unreviewed
Distribution southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley) [details]Habitat intertidal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
Specimen Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USNM) [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, eastern Canada [details]
