WoRMS taxon details
Magelona cincta Ehlers, 1908
156231 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156231)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ehlers, Ernst. (1908). Die bodensässigen Anneliden aus den Sammlungen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. 1-168. IN: Chun, Carl (Ed.). <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer ''Valdivia'' 1898-1899.</em> 16(1): 1-168, plates I-XXIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18687
page(s): 111-112, plate XV figs. 9-12 [details]
page(s): 111-112, plate XV figs. 9-12 [details]
Note South Africa, Algoa Bay
Type locality South Africa, Algoa Bay [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Magelona cincta Ehlers, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156231 on 2025-06-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Ehlers, Ernst. (1908). Die bodensässigen Anneliden aus den Sammlungen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. 1-168. IN: Chun, Carl (Ed.). <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer ''Valdivia'' 1898-1899.</em> 16(1): 1-168, plates I-XXIII., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18687
page(s): 111-112, plate XV figs. 9-12 [details]
page(s): 111-112, plate XV figs. 9-12 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Mortimer, Kate; Clarke, Dylan T. (2024). Untangling the Magelonidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of southern Africa, including the description of a new species. <em>African Zoology.</em> efirst: 1-28., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15627020.2024.2311085
page(s): 15, 21, figure 12; note: Description and remarks on Magelona cincta. The authors also add description of a species they place as Magelona cf. cincta from Morrumbene Estuary [details] Available for editors
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redescription Mortimer, Kate; Mackie, Andrew S.Y. (2007). Magelonidae (Polychaeta) from Hong Kong, China, with discussions on related species and redescriptions of three species. <em>Zoosymposia.</em> 2: 179-199., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.2.1.15
page(s): 190 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 15, 21, figure 12; note: Description and remarks on Magelona cincta. The authors also add description of a species they place as Magelona cf. cincta from Morrumbene Estuary [details] Available for editors

redescription Mortimer, Kate; Mackie, Andrew S.Y. (2007). Magelonidae (Polychaeta) from Hong Kong, China, with discussions on related species and redescriptions of three species. <em>Zoosymposia.</em> 2: 179-199., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.2.1.15
page(s): 190 [details] Available for editors

Other
context source (HKRMS)
BU. (2013). Provision of services for field sampling, species identification and data analysis of benthic faunal communities of Hong Kong marin waters. Final report submitted to EPD. [details]
additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors






Unreviewed
Type locality South Africa, Algoa Bay [details]