WoRMS taxon details
Samythella affinis Day, 1963
331197 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331197)
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): 435-437, fig. 11b-e [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 435-437, fig. 11b-e [details] Available for editors
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Note South Africa
Unreviewed
Type locality South Africa [details]
Taxonomic remark This species was listed as Eclysippe affinis (Day, 1963) by Jirkov (1986). However, no discussion was provided to justify...
Taxonomic remark This species was listed as Eclysippe affinis (Day, 1963) by Jirkov (1986). However, no discussion was provided to justify this new combination. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Samythella affinis Day, 1963. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331197 on 2026-08-20
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Nomenclature
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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): 435-437, fig. 11b-e [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 435-437, fig. 11b-e [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomic remark This species was listed as Eclysippe affinis (Day, 1963) by Jirkov (1986). However, no discussion was provided to justify this new combination. [details]Unreviewed
Specimen The Natural History Museum, London [details]Type locality South Africa [details]
