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Dipolydora commensalis<br />

Taxon: Polychaete<br />

Kingdom: Animalia<br />

Subkingdom: Eumetazoa Phylum: Annelida<br />

Subphylum: Superclass: Class: Polychaeta<br />

Subclass: Canalipalpata Infraclass: Superorder:<br />

Order: Spionida Suborder: Spionida Infraorder:<br />

Superfamily: Family: Spionidae Subfamily:<br />

Also Known As (Name - Type): Common Names:<br />

Polydora ciliata brevipalpa Synonym<br />

Polydora commensalis Synonym<br />

Type Locality: Beaufort, North Carolina, <strong>US</strong>A<br />

Ecoregion-level distribution<br />

Master Classifications<br />

NWP<br />

Date 1st record: 1934<br />

Loc 1st record: north Japan Sea<br />

Established: Unknown<br />

Taxonomic Author: (Andrews, 1891)<br />

Hawaii<br />

Species ID: 8558<br />

Print Date: 9/9/2012 9:54:06 PM<br />

NEP<br />

about 1927<br />

British Columbia, Canada<br />

Yes<br />

VECTORS<br />

SH MS AF X<br />

ID RE AP REC SF HR O<br />

BW SB HF S/R AE AA X IR<br />

A P<br />

AO X PO<br />

Comments: Dipolydora commensalis is an obligate borer into hermit crab shells. We tentatively classify the Northwest<br />

Atlantic as the native region. Assuming the NWA origin, it has been introduced into the NEP and the NWP, presumably<br />

with the transport of Atlantic oysters.<br />

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