WoRMS name details
Polydora dorsomaculata Rainer, 1973
338444 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338444)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Rainer, S.F. (1973). <i>Polydora</i> and related genera (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Otago waters. <em>Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand.</em> 3(4): 545-564., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03036758.1973.10421857
page(s): 558-560, fig. 8 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 558-560, fig. 8 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype OU A72:5A, 5B, geounit Otago region
, Note South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, South...
Holotype OU A72:5A, 5B, geounit Otago region [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, South Island, Otago Harbour, channel to north of Quarantine Island (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -45.826º, long. 170.634º), between 4-10 m, in Ostrea lutaria Hutton, 1873 shell. [details]
Depth range 4-10 m.
Distribution South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, South Island: Otago Harbour.
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet dorsomaculata means 'pigmented back', being composed by the Latin noun dorso, a form of...
Taxonomy Synonymised by Blake & Kudenov, 1978, without comment or examination of material. Rainer was aware of the similarity.
Depth range 4-10 m. [details]
Distribution South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, South Island: Otago Harbour.
Distribution South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, South Island: Otago Harbour. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet dorsomaculata means 'pigmented back', being composed by the Latin noun dorso, a form of...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet dorsomaculata means 'pigmented back', being composed by the Latin noun dorso, a form of dorsum and meaning 'back', and the Latin adjective maculata, feminine of maculatus and meaning 'stained' or 'spotted', referring presumably to the ''Pigment spots present between [chaetigers] X and XXV, anterior to each gill and in groups anteriomedial to these'' (Rainer, 1973: 560). [details]
Taxonomy Synonymised by Blake & Kudenov, 1978, without comment or examination of material. Rainer was aware of the similarity.
Taxonomy Synonymised by Blake & Kudenov, 1978, without comment or examination of material. Rainer was aware of the similarity. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Polydora dorsomaculata Rainer, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338444 on 2024-09-20
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original description
Rainer, S.F. (1973). <i>Polydora</i> and related genera (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Otago waters. <em>Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand.</em> 3(4): 545-564., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03036758.1973.10421857
page(s): 558-560, fig. 8 [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy Blake, James A.; Kudenov, Jerry D. (1978). The Spionidae (Polychaeta) from Southeastern Australia and adjacent areas with a revision of the genera. <em>Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria.</em> 39: 171-280., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39441579
page(s): 248, fig. 38a-c; note: as Polydora flava [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 558-560, fig. 8 [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy Blake, James A.; Kudenov, Jerry D. (1978). The Spionidae (Polychaeta) from Southeastern Australia and adjacent areas with a revision of the genera. <em>Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria.</em> 39: 171-280., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39441579
page(s): 248, fig. 38a-c; note: as Polydora flava [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype OU A72:5A, 5B, geounit Otago region [details]
Paratype OU A72:5C, geounit Otago region [details]
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Association Found in a shell of Ostrea lutaria Hutton, 1873. [details]Depth range 4-10 m. [details]
Distribution South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, South Island: Otago Harbour. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet dorsomaculata means 'pigmented back', being composed by the Latin noun dorso, a form of dorsum and meaning 'back', and the Latin adjective maculata, feminine of maculatus and meaning 'stained' or 'spotted', referring presumably to the ''Pigment spots present between [chaetigers] X and XXV, anterior to each gill and in groups anteriomedial to these'' (Rainer, 1973: 560). [details]
Habitat In shells of Ostrea lutaria Hutton, 1873, from shallow subtidal depths. [details]
Taxonomy Synonymised by Blake & Kudenov, 1978, without comment or examination of material. Rainer was aware of the similarity. [details]
Type locality South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, South Island, Otago Harbour, channel to north of Quarantine Island (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -45.826º, long. 170.634º), between 4-10 m, in Ostrea lutaria Hutton, 1873 shell. [details]