Dipolydora contoyensis Delgado-Blas, 2008
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dipolydora contoyensis Delgado-Blas, 2008
- Name authority
- Delgado-Blas, 2008
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Polychaeta
- Genus
- Dipolydora
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumAnnelida
- classPolychaeta Grube, 1850
- subclassSedentaria Lamarck, 1818
- infraclassCanalipalpata Rouse & Fauchald, 1997 non Linnaean
- genusDipolydora Verrill, 1881
- speciesDipolydora contoyensis Delgado-Blas, 2008
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dipolydora. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dipolydora antonbruunae (Blake, 1983) | PolychaetaAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipolydora armata (Langerhans, 1880) | PolychaetaAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipolydora barbilla (Blake, 1981) | PolychaetaAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipolydora cardalia (Berkeley, 1927) | PolychaetaAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipolydora caulleryi (Mesnil, 1897) | PolychaetaAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipolydora coeca (Örsted, 1843) | PolychaetaAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipolydora commensalis (Andrews, 1891) | PolychaetaAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipolydora giardi (Mesnil, 1893) | PolychaetaAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipolydora magellanica (Blake, 1983) | PolychaetaAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipolydora normalis (Day, 1957) | PolychaetaAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipolydora notialis (Blake & Kudenov, 1978) | PolychaetaAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dipolydora protuberata (Blake & Kudenov, 1978) | PolychaetaAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Delgado-Blas, Victor H. (2008). Polydora and related genera (Polychaeta : Spionidae) from the Grand Caribbean region. Journal of Natural History, 42. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930701831240 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36PYT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.