WoRMS taxon details
Hydroides capensis Zibrowius, 1972
338003 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338003)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Zibrowius, Helmut. (1972). <i>Hydroides norvegica</i> Gunnerus, <i>Hydroides azorica</i> n. sp. et <i>Hydroides capensis</i> n. sp. (Polychaeta Serpulidae), espèces vicariantes dans l'Atlantique. <em>Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 3e Série.</em> 39(Zoologie 33): 433-446., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56138801
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Holotype BMNH BMNH. 1961.9.819-833, geounit Cape Provinces
, Note Offshore from Lambert's Bay, north of Cape...
Holotype BMNH BMNH. 1961.9.819-833, geounit Cape Provinces [details]
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Type locality Offshore from Lambert's Bay, north of Cape Town, western coast of South Africa.-32.0833° 17.9333° [details]
Etymology Not stated, but H. capensis is evidently named after the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
Etymology Not stated, but H. capensis is evidently named after the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Hydroides capensis Zibrowius, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338003 on 2026-05-07
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Zibrowius, Helmut. (1972). <i>Hydroides norvegica</i> Gunnerus, <i>Hydroides azorica</i> n. sp. et <i>Hydroides capensis</i> n. sp. (Polychaeta Serpulidae), espèces vicariantes dans l'Atlantique. <em>Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 3e Série.</em> 39(Zoologie 33): 433-446., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56138801
page(s): 438-443, fig. 2 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 438-443, fig. 2 [details] Available for editors
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Boury-Esnault, N.; Bellan, G.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Boudouresque, C.-F.; Chevaldonné, P.; Dias, A.; Faget, D.; Harmelin, J.-G.; Harmelin-Vivien, M.; Lejeusne, C.; Pérez, T.; Vacelet, J.; Verlaque, M. (2023). The Station Marine d'Endoume, Marseille: 150 years of natural history. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5249(2): 213-252. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5249.2.3 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kupriyanova, E.; Sun, Y.; Wong, E.; Ten Hove, H. (2023). Hydroides of the World. , available online at https://books.google.be/books?id=6krIEAAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&ots=EB8wg9X76r&dq=Kupriyanova%2C%20E.%3B%20Sun%2C%20Y.%3B%20Wong%2C%20E.%3B%20Ten%20Hove%2C%20H.%20(2023).%20Hydroides%20of%20the%20World.%20&lr&hl=nl&pg=PA199#v=onepage&q&f=false
page(s): 85, fig. 34 [details]
[request]additional source Kupriyanova, E.; Sun, Y.; Wong, E.; Ten Hove, H. (2023). Hydroides of the World. , available online at https://books.google.be/books?id=6krIEAAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&ots=EB8wg9X76r&dq=Kupriyanova%2C%20E.%3B%20Sun%2C%20Y.%3B%20Wong%2C%20E.%3B%20Ten%20Hove%2C%20H.%20(2023).%20Hydroides%20of%20the%20World.%20&lr&hl=nl&pg=PA199#v=onepage&q&f=false
page(s): 85, fig. 34 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype BMNH BMNH. 1961.9.819-833, geounit Cape Provinces [details]
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Etymology Not stated, but H. capensis is evidently named after the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [details]Type locality Offshore from Lambert's Bay, north of Cape Town, western coast of South Africa.-32.0833° 17.9333° [details]
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