WoRMS taxon details
Pisione africana Day, 1963
330715 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330715)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Day, John H. (1963). The polychaete fauna of South Africa. Part 8: New species and records from grab samples and dredgings. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Series Zoology.</em> 10(7): 381-445., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2253177
page(s): 390-392, fig. 2a-e [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 390-392, fig. 2a-e [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NHMUK 1963.1.12, geounit Algoa Bay
, Note Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape Province, South...
Holotype NHMUK 1963.1.12, geounit Algoa Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Indian Ocean (-33.9817°, 25.69°). [details]
Depth range 4-78 m.
Distribution South Africa (Atlantic and Indian coasts).
Etymology Not explicitly stated by the author, the specific epithet africana refers clearly to the type locality of the species, in...
Depth range 4-78 m. [details]
Distribution South Africa (Atlantic and Indian coasts).
Distribution South Africa (Atlantic and Indian coasts). [details]
Etymology Not explicitly stated by the author, the specific epithet africana refers clearly to the type locality of the species, in...
Etymology Not explicitly stated by the author, the specific epithet africana refers clearly to the type locality of the species, in Africa (South Africa) [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Pisione africana Day, 1963. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330715 on 2025-12-31
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Day, John H. (1963). The polychaete fauna of South Africa. Part 8: New species and records from grab samples and dredgings. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Series Zoology.</em> 10(7): 381-445., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2253177
page(s): 390-392, fig. 2a-e [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 390-392, fig. 2a-e [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Yamanishi, Ryohei. (1998). Ten species of <i>Pisione</i> (Annelida: Polychaeta: Pisionidae) from Japan and evolutionary trends in the genus based on comparison of male copulatory apparatus. <em>Publications of Seto Marine Biological Laboratory.</em> 38(3-4): 83-145, plate I-XI., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2433/176280
page(s): 87-91, figs. 2A-H, 3A-N, plate I fig. 1, plate II figs. 1-2, plate IV fig. 1, plate VI figs. 1-6, plate IX figs. 1-2, tables 1,10 [details] Available for editors [request]
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 [request]
page(s): 87-91, figs. 2A-H, 3A-N, plate I fig. 1, plate II figs. 1-2, plate IV fig. 1, plate VI figs. 1-6, plate IX figs. 1-2, tables 1,10 [details] Available for editors
[request]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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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1963.1.12, geounit Algoa Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 4-78 m. [details]Distribution South Africa (Atlantic and Indian coasts). [details]
Etymology Not explicitly stated by the author, the specific epithet africana refers clearly to the type locality of the species, in Africa (South Africa) [details]
Habitat Sandy sediments, sometimes associated with rocks, from subtidal to shelf depths (4-78 m). [details]
Type locality Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Indian Ocean (-33.9817°, 25.69°). [details]
