Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Day, J.H. 1960. The Polychaet [sic] fauna of South Africa. Part 5. Errant species dredged off Cape coasts. Annals of the South African Museum, 45(3): 261-373., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40866345 page(s): 319-320, fig. 7f-i [details]
redescription
Aguado, M.T.; San Martín, G. (2008). Re-description of some enigmatic genera of Syllidae (Phyllodocida: Polychaeta). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 88(01): 35-56., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S002531540800026X page(s): 46, fig. 7 (record repeated) [details]
Holotype SAMC A20924, geounit South Africa [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 8-12 m. [details]
Distribution South Africa, South Bay. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet comans is the Latin word for 'leafy', and refers to the leaf like or foliaceous appendages of the species. [details]
Habitat Rocks, sand, at shallow water. [details]
Specimen Known only from the holotype. [details]
Type locality South Africa, South Bay (34º9.3'S, 18º51'E). [details]
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