WoRMS name details
original description
Schmarda, L. K. (1861). Neue Wirbellose Thiere: Beobachted und Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erdr 1853 bis 1857. <em>In Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden. Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.</em> Erster Band, Zweite Hälfte., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/neuewirbelloseth21861schm page(s): 70, text-figs. a-b on middle of page 70 [details]
source of synonymy
Fauvel, P. (1953). Une petite collection d'Annélides Polychètes des Iles Kerguelen. <em>Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 25(3): 307-310. page(s): 5 [details]
source of synonymy
San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
source of synonymy
Licher, Frank 2000 (1999), Revision der Gattung Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879 (Polychaeta: Syllidae). Morphologie, Taxonomie und Phylogenie. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 551:1-336 [details]
source of synonymy
Day, J.H. (1967). A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. British Museum (Natural History). London. vol 1 & vol 2, 1-878., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated in original description. [details]
Distribution South Africa: Cape of Good Hope. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet brachychaeta is composed by the Greek prefix brachy-, meaning 'short', and the Latin noun of Greek origin chaeta, meaning 'hair', and refers to the short blades of the compound chaetae of the species. [details]
Habitat On and between stones. [details]
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed. [details]
Type locality South Africa, Cape of Good Hope (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -34.38º, long. 18.48º). [details]
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