Dipolydora flava

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–64 m
Water temperature10–21 °C
Best monthsMarch, August, and September
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 113 records
February: 120 records
March: 281 records
April: 144 records
May: 220 records
June: 138 records
July: 135 records
August: 348 records
September: 279 records
October: 120 records
November: 80 records
December: 70 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–64 m · Deepest record: 586 m

0–10 m: 354 records
10–20 m: 167 records
20–30 m: 127 records
30–40 m: 156 records
40–50 m: 195 records
50–60 m: 40 records
60–70 m: 30 records
70–80 m: 33 records
80–90 m: 19 records
90–100 m: 11 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110+ m: 36 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–21 °C

8–10 °C: 9 records
10–12 °C: 279 records
12–14 °C: 414 records
14–16 °C: 7 records
16–18 °C: 33 records
18–20 °C: 15 records
20–22 °C: 21 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Polydora (Polydora) flava, Polydora dorsomaculata, Polydora flava, Polydora pusilla

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
3,284 open-data records from 1867 to 2023.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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