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Aphrodita borealis Johnston, 1840

336287 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336287)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Annelida
  4. Polychaeta
  5. Errantia
  6. Phyllodocida
  7. Aphroditiformia
  8. Aphroditidae
  9. Aphrodita
  10. Aphrodita borealis
 unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Aphrodita aculeata Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Aphrodita Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Johnston, George. (1840). Miscellanea Zoologica British Annelids [article 43]. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 4 (series 1): 368-375, plates10-11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3386311
page(s): 368-370, plate X figs. 1-13 [details] 
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta database. Aphrodita borealis Johnston, 1840. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2021) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=336287 on 2026-07-15
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Aphrodita borealis Johnston, 1840. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=336287 on 2026-07-15
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2008-03-18 12:55:09Z
created
Fauchald, Kristian
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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Fauchald, Kristian

original description Johnston, George. (1840). Miscellanea Zoologica British Annelids [article 43]. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 4 (series 1): 368-375, plates10-11., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3386311
page(s): 368-370, plate X figs. 1-13 [details] 

source of synonymy Malmgren, A.J. (1867). Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergię, Grœnlandię, Islandię et Scandinavię. Hactenus Cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingforslę. 127 pp. & XIV plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358
page(s): 3; note: synonymy with Aphrodita aculeata, after revision of the type of Aphrodita borealis, deposited in the British Museum, UK. [details] 

source of synonymy McIntosh, William Carmichael [as M'Intosh]. (1876). On British Annelida. Part I. Euphrosynidae, Amphinomidae, Aphroditidae, Polynoidae, Acoetidae, and Sigalionidae. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 9(7): 371-394, plates LXVII-LXX., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28910942
page(s): 374; note: synonymy with Aphrodita aculeata as the juvenile of this species, after revision of Dr. Johnston's specimens from Berwick Bay in the British Museum [details] OpenAccess publication

source of synonymy McIntosh, W.C. 1900. A monograph of British Annelids. vol.1. pt.2. Polychaeta Amphinomidae to Sigalionidae. Ray Society of London, 1(l2): 215-442., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38577949 [details]