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Polychaeta source details
Day, John Hemsworth. (1961). The Polychaet [sic] Fauna of South Africa. Part 6. Sedentary species dredged off Cape coasts with a few new records from the shore. Journal of the Linnean Society of London. 44(299): 463-560.
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10.1111/j.1096-3642.1961.tb01623.x [view]
Day, John Hemsworth
1961
The Polychaet [sic] Fauna of South Africa. Part 6. Sedentary species dredged off Cape coasts with a few new records from the shore
Journal of the Linnean Society of London
44(299): 463-560
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb). In this series for reasons unknown Day uses the spelling 'Polychaet' in the titles
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[None. Introduction starts as:]
While part 5 (Day, 1960) described the errant species obtained by dredging and diving around the Cape coasts, the present paper deals with the sedentary species. However more dredging has been done since part 5 went to press so that the list of stations is even longer. At the same time it is convenient to include a few new records for South Africa made by shore collecting. This series started in 1951 (Day, 1951) is now nearing its end. It has dealt with the Polychaeta collected on shores and estuaries of Moçambique, Natal and the Cape and now the shelf fauna obtained by dredging off the Cape down to about 200 metres has been described. There remains the shelf fauna off the Natal coasts, but Natal is a long way from our base in Cape Town and it will be some time before sufficient material has been accumulated to make a publication worth while. In the meantime a monograph with brief descriptions and keys to all the species known from South Africa has been drafted and revised several times as new species appear and old ones become better known. For this reason no keys will be included in this paper.
Southern Africa
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Aricidea (Aricidea) capensis Day, 1961 (original description)
Aricidea (Aricidea) longobranchiata Day, 1961 accepted as Aricidea longobranchiata Day, 1961 (original description) Aricidea assimilis Tebble, 1959 represented as Aricidea (Acmira) assimilis Tebble, 1959 (source of synonymy) Aricidea fauveli Hartman, 1957 accepted as Aricidea (Acmira) lopezi Berkeley & Berkeley, 1956 (additional source) Asychis capensis Day, 1961 (original description) Axiothella quadrimaculata Augener, 1914 (additional source) Boccardia pseudonatrix Day, 1961 (original description) Brada villosa capensis Day, 1961 (original description) Branchiomma capensis (McIntosh, 1885) accepted as Branchiomma capense (McIntosh, 1885) (basis of record) Branchiomma nigromaculatum (Baird, 1865) (additional source) Caulleriella acicula Day, 1961 (original description) Caulleriella afra (Augener, 1918) accepted as Caulleriella capensis (Monro, 1930) (source of synonymy) Caulleriella capensis (Monro, 1930) (source of synonymy) Caulleriella capensis (Monro, 1930) (basis of record) Cirratulus dorsobranchialis Kirkegaard, 1959 accepted as Kirkegaardia dorsobranchialis (Kirkegaard, 1959) (source of synonymy) Cirratulus gilchristi Day, 1961 (original description) Clymene (Praxillella) saldanha Day, 1955 accepted as Macroclymene saldanha (Day, 1955) (source of synonymy) Clymene glandularis Day, 1955 accepted as Isocirrus glandularis (Day, 1955) (source of synonymy) Clymene lyrocephala Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Isocirrus lyrocephalus (Schmarda, 1861) (source of synonymy) Clymene microcephala Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Nicomache lumbricalis (Fabricius, 1780) (source of synonymy) Clymene mossambica Day, 1957 accepted as Euclymene mossambica (Day, 1957) (source of synonymy) Clymene natalensis Day, 1957 accepted as Euclymene natalensis (Day, 1957) (source of synonymy) Dasychone argus capensis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Branchiomma capense (McIntosh, 1885) (taxonomy source) Dasychone argus chefinae McIntosh, 1925 accepted as Branchiomma nigromaculatum (Baird, 1865) (source of synonymy) Diplocirrus capensis Day, 1961 (original description) Dodecaceria afra Augener, 1918 accepted as Caulleriella capensis (Monro, 1930) (source of synonymy) Dodecaceria capensis Day, 1961 (original description) Euchone capensis Day, 1961 (original description) Euclymene glandularis (Day, 1955) accepted as Isocirrus glandularis (Day, 1955) (new combination reference) Euclymene lyrocephala (Schmarda, 1861) accepted as Isocirrus lyrocephalus (Schmarda, 1861) (basis of record) Euclymene mossambica (Day, 1957) (additional source) Euclymene natalensis (Day, 1957) (additional source) Eumenia reticulata McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Hyboscolex reticulatus (McIntosh, 1885) (new combination reference) Fabricia bansei Day, 1961 accepted as Novafabricia bansei (Day, 1961) (original description) Ficopomatus capensis Day, 1961 accepted as Pseudochitinopoma capensis (Day, 1961) (original description) Heterocirrus caputesocis capensis Monro, 1930 accepted as Caulleriella capensis (Monro, 1930) (source of synonymy) Hypsicomus capensis Day, 1961 (original description) Lysippe agulhasensis Day, 1961 accepted as Ampharete agulhasensis (Day, 1961) (original description) Lysippe capensis Day, 1961 accepted as Ampharete capensis (Day, 1961) (original description) Macroclymene saldanha (Day, 1955) (basis of record) Magelona capensis Day, 1961 (original description) Maldanella capensis Day, 1961 (original description) Mediomastus capensis Day, 1961 (original description) Neovermilia Day, 1961 (original description) Neovermilia capensis Day, 1961 (original description) Nerinides gilchristi Day, 1961 accepted as Scolelepis (Parascolelepis) gilchristi (Day, 1961) (original description) Nicolea quadrilobata Augener, 1918 accepted as Pista quadrilobata (Augener, 1918) (new combination reference) Nicomache lumbricalis (Fabricius, 1780) (additional source) Ophelia agulhana Day, 1961 (original description) Ophelia anomala Day, 1961 (original description) Orbinia dubia Day, 1955 accepted as Scolaricia dubia (Day, 1955) (new combination reference) Oriopsis bansei Day, 1961 accepted as Amphicorina bansei (Day, 1961) (original description) Oriopsis ehlersi Day, 1961 accepted as Amphicorina ehlersi (Day, 1961) (original description) Parasclerocheilus capensis Day, 1961 (original description) Pherusa saldanha Day, 1961 (original description) Pherusa swakopiana (Augener, 1918) accepted as Stylarioides swakopianus Augener, 1918 (new combination reference) Phylo capensis Day, 1961 (original description) Pista qolora Day, 1955 accepted as Pista quadrilobata (Augener, 1918) (additional source) Pista quadrilobata (Augener, 1918) (basis of record) Potamilla linguicollaris Day, 1961 accepted as Perkinsiana linguicollaris (Day, 1961) (original description) Praxilla capensis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Praxillella capensis (McIntosh, 1885) (source of synonymy) Prionospio cirrobranchiata Day, 1961 accepted as Aonidella cirrobranchiata (Day, 1961) (original description) Prionospio malmgreni var. dubia Day, 1961 accepted as Prionospio dubia Day, 1961 (original description) Prionospio saldanha Day, 1961 (original description) Protolaeospira (Protolaeospira) capensis (Day, 1961) (basis of record) Sabellaria fucicola Augener, 1918 (source of synonymy) Sabellides capensis Day, 1961 accepted as Ampharete capensis (Day, 1961) (original description) Scolaricia capensis Day, 1961 accepted as Scoloplos capensis (Day, 1961) (original description) Scolaricia dubia (Day, 1955) (basis of record) Scoloplos (Leodamas) uniramus Day, 1961 accepted as Leodamas johnstonei (Day, 1934) (original description) Scoloplos (Scoloplos) dayi Pettibone, 1957 accepted as Scolaricia dubia (Day, 1955) (source of synonymy) Scoloplos (Scoloplos) dayi Hartmann-Schröder, 1980 accepted as Scoloplos dayi Hartmann-Schröder, 1980 (source of synonymy) Spirorbis (Paralaeospira) capensis Day, 1961 accepted as Paralaeospira capensis (Day, 1963) accepted as Protolaeospira (Protolaeospira) capensis (Day, 1961) (original description) Tharyx dorsobranchialis (Kirkegaard, 1959) accepted as Monticellina dorsobranchialis (Kirkegaard, 1959) accepted as Kirkegaardia dorsobranchialis (Kirkegaard, 1959) (basis of record) Tharyx filibranchia Day, 1961 accepted as Aphelochaeta filibranchia (Day, 1961) (original description)
Holotype SAMC, geounit Agulhas Bank, identified as Scolaricia capensis Day, 1961
Holotype SAMC, geounit Knysna Estuary, identified as Boccardia pseudonatrix Day, 1961 Holotype NHMUK 1961.16.89, geounit South Africa, identified as Streblosoma hesslei Day, 1955 Authority Day writes "I have therefore not named my specimens as a new species but as a variety of P. malmgreni", thus this ... [details] Depth range Intertidal to 64 m. One record from a possible depth of 110m (Day, 1961). [details] Depth range Intertidal (Bay of Bengal) to 86 m (Agulhas Bank). [details] Distribution South Africa (Indian Ocean): Knysna Estuary (Western Cape) and Haga Haga (Eastern Cape). [details] Distribution Indian Ocean: Agulhas Bank (South Africa); Bay of Bengal (Andhra Pradesh, India). [details] Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet pseudonatrix is composed by the Latin prefix pseudo-, ... [details] Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet dubia (masculine: dubius) is a Latin adjective meaning 'dubious', 'doubtful' or ... [details] Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet capensis refers presumably to the Cape Province (South ... [details] Grammatical gender Feminine. Not stated by Day, but the name Vermilia, from which Neovermilia is derived, is undoubtedly feminine [details] Habitat Rocks, and associated with shells of cultured Haliotis midae Linnaeus, 1758 and wild Saccostrea cuccullata (Born, ... [details] Habitat Different mixtures of sand, shells, stones and rocks, from the intertidal to shelf depths. [details] Habitat Sand at shelf depths (Agulhas Bank), and intertidal sandy mud (Bay of Bengal). [details] Taxonomy Although the status of McIntosh's (1925) usage of Dasychone argus capensis is not presented well, he appears to be ... [details] Type locality Knysna Heads (= The Heads), Knysna Estuary, Western Cape, South Africa, Indian Ocean (gazetteer estimate ... [details] Type locality Off Cape Province, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean, holotype and paratypes from combined material of stations WCD.61 ... [details] Type locality Agulhas Bank, South Africa, Indian Ocean (-34.37°, 21.56°). [details] |