Polychaeta taxon details
Marphysa mzingazia Kara, Molina-Acevedo, Macdonald, Zanol & Simon, 2023
1726599 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1726599)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kara, Jyothi; Molina-Acevedo, Isabel C.; Macdonald, Angus; Zanol, Joana; Simon, Carol. (2023). A closer look at the taxonomic and genetic diversity of endemic South African <i>Marphysa</i> Quatrefages, 1865. <em>PeerJ.</em> 11: e16665: 1-27., available online at https://peerj.com/articles/16665/
page(s): 10 of 27, figure 4; note: Richards Bay harbour, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 28 47′ 09.6″ S 32 04′ 55.8″ E, intertidal [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 10 of 27, figure 4; note: Richards Bay harbour, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 28 47′ 09.6″ S 32 04′ 55.8″ E, intertidal [details] Available for editors
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Holotype SAMC MB-A095294 (Iziko South African Museum),... , Note Banks of the Mzingazi canal, Richards Bay...
Holotype SAMC MB-A095294 (Iziko South African Museum), geounit South African part of the Indian Ocean [details]
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Type locality Banks of the Mzingazi canal, Richards Bay harbour, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, -28.786, 32.0822 (28 47' 09.6 S 32 04' 55.8 E), intertidal [details]
Etymology Marphysa mzingazia is named for the type locality, the Mzingazi canal, which leads into Richards Bay harbour.
Etymology Marphysa mzingazia is named for the type locality, the Mzingazi canal, which leads into Richards Bay harbour. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Marphysa mzingazia Kara, Molina-Acevedo, Macdonald, Zanol & Simon, 2023. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1726599 on 2024-05-01
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Kara, Jyothi; Molina-Acevedo, Isabel C.; Macdonald, Angus; Zanol, Joana; Simon, Carol. (2023). A closer look at the taxonomic and genetic diversity of endemic South African <i>Marphysa</i> Quatrefages, 1865. <em>PeerJ.</em> 11: e16665: 1-27., available online at https://peerj.com/articles/16665/
page(s): 10 of 27, figure 4; note: Richards Bay harbour, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 28 47′ 09.6″ S 32 04′ 55.8″ E, intertidal [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 10 of 27, figure 4; note: Richards Bay harbour, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 28 47′ 09.6″ S 32 04′ 55.8″ E, intertidal [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SAMC MB-A095294 (Iziko South African Museum), geounit South African part of the Indian Ocean [details]
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Etymology Marphysa mzingazia is named for the type locality, the Mzingazi canal, which leads into Richards Bay harbour. [details]Habitat Found in crevices of muddy rocks (porous rocks made up of fine-grained particles) on the banks of the Mzingazi canal. The salinity regime is not stated. [details]
Type locality Banks of the Mzingazi canal, Richards Bay harbour, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, -28.786, 32.0822 (28 47' 09.6 S 32 04' 55.8 E), intertidal [details]
