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Polychaeta name details

Polydora bifurcata Blake, 1981

338434  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338434)

 unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (1981). A new coralline boring species of <i>Polydora</i> (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Northern California. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 80(1): 32-35., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34211341
page(s): 32-34, figs. 1-2 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  USNM 58976, geounit Tomales Point  
Holotype USNM 58976, geounit Tomales Point [details]
Note Point Reyes National Seashore, Tomales Point,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Point Reyes National Seashore, Tomales Point, northern California, USA, Pacific Ocean (38.2333°, -122.9833°). [details]
Depth range Intertidal.  
Depth range Intertidal. [details]

Distribution Northern California, in the vicinity of Tomales Point (USA, Pacific Ocean).  
Distribution Northern California, in the vicinity of Tomales Point (USA, Pacific Ocean). [details]

Etymology Not explicitly stated. The specific epithet bifurcata is a Latin adjective meaning 'forked in two' or 'bifurcated', and...  
Etymology Not explicitly stated. The specific epithet bifurcata is a Latin adjective meaning 'forked in two' or 'bifurcated', and refers presumably to the shape of the anterior margin of the prostomium, described as being "strongly bifurcate, forming two prominent lobes" (Blake, 1981: 32). [details]

Taxonomy Moved to different genus.  
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta Database. Polydora bifurcata Blake, 1981. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338434 on 2024-03-28
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2008-03-18 12:55:09Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Blake, James A. (1981). A new coralline boring species of <i>Polydora</i> (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Northern California. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 80(1): 32-35., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34211341
page(s): 32-34, figs. 1-2 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

new combination reference Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Spionidae Grube, 1850. pages 81-223. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 188, fig. 4.32A-E [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 58976, geounit Tomales Point [details]
Paratype USNM 58977, geounit Tomales Point [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]

Distribution Northern California, in the vicinity of Tomales Point (USA, Pacific Ocean). [details]

Etymology Not explicitly stated. The specific epithet bifurcata is a Latin adjective meaning 'forked in two' or 'bifurcated', and refers presumably to the shape of the anterior margin of the prostomium, described as being "strongly bifurcate, forming two prominent lobes" (Blake, 1981: 32). [details]

Habitat Boring into intertidal coralline alga Lithophyllum pacificum[details]

Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]

Type locality Point Reyes National Seashore, Tomales Point, northern California, USA, Pacific Ocean (38.2333°, -122.9833°). [details]