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Polychaeta name detailsPolydora anoculata Moore, 1907
330903 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330903)
unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded original combination)
Species
marine,
recent only
Moore, J.P. (1907). Descriptions of new species of spioniform annelids. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 59: 195-207, plates XV-XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24684781
page(s): 197-199, plate XV figs. 7-17, 23 [details]
Holotype ANSP 2338, geounit Woods Hole
Holotype ANSP 2338, geounit Woods Hole [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Massachusetts, Woods Hole. The description of the species was based on material collected at the Woods Hole region, but a precise type locality was not designated. Moore (1907: 199) refers three localities, all near to each other, Vineyard Haven, Vineyard Sound, and Little Harbor. Blake (1971: 25) refers Cape Cod, also near the previous localities, as being the type locality, while Loi (1980: 136) only refers Woods Hole. [details]
Depth range 12.8-31 m.
Depth range 12.8-31 m. [details] Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA: Massachusetts (Woods Hole region and Cape Cod).
Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA: Massachusetts (Woods Hole region and Cape Cod). [details] Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet anoculata is composed by the Latin adjective oculata, feminine of oculatus and meaning...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet anoculata is composed by the Latin adjective oculata, feminine of oculatus and meaning 'having eyes', preceded by the Greek prefix an-, meaning 'without' or 'lacking', and presumably refers to the absence of eyes in the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Polydora anoculata Moore, 1907. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330903 on 2024-04-24
Date action by
original description
Moore, J.P. (1907). Descriptions of new species of spioniform annelids. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 59: 195-207, plates XV-XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24684781
page(s): 197-199, plate XV figs. 7-17, 23 [details] 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): 25, fig. 15 [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ANSP 2338, geounit Woods Hole [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 12.8-31 m. [details]Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA: Massachusetts (Woods Hole region and Cape Cod). [details] Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet anoculata is composed by the Latin adjective oculata, feminine of oculatus and meaning 'having eyes', preceded by the Greek prefix an-, meaning 'without' or 'lacking', and presumably refers to the absence of eyes in the species. [details] Habitat In the Woods Hole region collected in association with colonies of Amaraecium pellucidum in 7-17 fathoms (12.8-31 m) in Vineyard Sound, and less often on piles among Cynthia in Little Harbor and with Polydora colonia at Vineyard Haven. Also on shell-gravel bottoms. [details] Reproduction A specimen collected on July 14th in the Woods Hole region contained nearly mature eggs. [details] Specimen Holotype deposited at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, USA (ANSP 2338). [details] Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Massachusetts, Woods Hole. The description of the species was based on material collected at the Woods Hole region, but a precise type locality was not designated. Moore (1907: 199) refers three localities, all near to each other, Vineyard Haven, Vineyard Sound, and Little Harbor. Blake (1971: 25) refers Cape Cod, also near the previous localities, as being the type locality, while Loi (1980: 136) only refers Woods Hole. [details] |