May-June/July-August, 2012 
SCAMIT Newsletter 
Vol. 31, No. 1&2 
Prionospio multibmnchiata E. Berkeley 1927 vs. R lighti Maeiolek 1985. These two speeies 
ean be eonlused and both ean oeeur in the SCB. P. multihranchiata may be a good speeies in the 
NWP, Sea of Japan, however, the NEP is the type loeality. The median pair of eyes is large in this 
speeies. In P. lighti the median pair of eyes is small and it is a loeal speeies. 
P. maciolekae Dagli & Qinar 2011 - oeeurs in Turkey. 
Pygospio elegans Claparede 1863 vs. P. californica Hartman 1936 vs. P. sp. nov. from Oregon. 
P. elegans has distinet pigment bands even when preserved and the hooks are all bidentate. The 
other two speeies have spoon-like hooks. 
Dipolydora brachycephala (Hartman 1936) Bodega Eagoon, CA. This speeies has a long 
earunele that extends to setigers 5-8, exeept for smaller individuals. The length of the earunele 
for D. caulleryi (Mesnil 1897) is shorter (<setiger 4). Both speeies may oeeur here. Speeimens 
examined at the California Aeademy of Seienees seemed to be D. caulleryi as large individuals 
displayed a earunele extending to setiger 4. 
Dipolydora socialis (Sehmarda 1861) Chile. Type may be lost or in Germany. Carunele extends 
to end of setiger 5; gizzard plates are made of ehiton and are present exeept in some large adults 
whieh may shed them. Found living in tubes on the bottom. 
Dipolydora magna (E. Berkeley 1929) Vaneouver Island, Canada. Carunele longer, to setigers 
9-10. Found living in tubes on the bottom. 
Dipolydora neocardalia (Hartman 1961) from EA. May be valid, Vasily has seen speeimens. 
Eength of earunele to setigers 7-8. 
Dipolydora carunculata. Sea of Japan. Vasily speeies. Boring or tubes on the bottom. May be the 
same as D. magna. 
Rhynchospio glutea (Ehlers 1897) vs R. arenicola Hartman 1936. Vasily now has good genetie 
material to eompare both speeies. 
Polydora californica Treadwell 1914 vs Boccardiaproboscidea Hartman 1940. Name eonserved 
in Radashevsky & Harris 2010. 
Easily was a review of speeimens brought by members: 
CSD - Polydora narica, P cornuta, (small blaek pigment spots laterally starting on setiger 7), 
a larval polydorine, and P akaina (branehiae and dorsal lamellae fused but not noted in Blake’s 
deseription). 
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Publication Date: 9 September 2015 
