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Dipolydora commensalis (Andrews, 1891)

332756  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332756)

accepted
Species
Polydora commensalis Andrews, 1891 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Polydora commensalis Andrews, 1891) Andrews, Ethan Allen. (1891). A commensal annelid. <em>The American Naturalist.</em> 25(289): 25-35, plates I-II., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41480532
page(s): 26-35, plate I figs. 1-7, plate II figs.8-14 [details] OpenAccess publication
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta Database. Dipolydora commensalis (Andrews, 1891). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=332756 on 2025-10-09
NARMS (2025). Dipolydora commensalis (Andrews, 1891). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=332756 on 2025-10-09
Date
action
by
2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
created
Fauchald, Kristian
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
Fauchald, Kristian

original description (of Polydora commensalis Andrews, 1891) Andrews, Ethan Allen. (1891). A commensal annelid. <em>The American Naturalist.</em> 25(289): 25-35, plates I-II., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41480532
page(s): 26-35, plate I figs. 1-7, plate II figs.8-14 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Williams, Jason D. and McDermott, John J. 1997. Feeding behavior of Dipolydora commensalis (Polychaeta: Spionidae): particle capture, transport, and selection. Invertebrate Biology, 116(2): 115-123. [details] 

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): 199, fig. 4.31A-D; note: recombined from Polydora [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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To Barcode of Life 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Polydora commensalis Andrews, 1891)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dipolydora commensalis) 
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Polydora commensalis Andrews, 1891)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (16 records) (from synonym Polydora commensalis Andrews, 1891)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (4 records)