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Day, J.H. (1934). On a collection of South African Polychaeta, with a catalogue of the species recorded from South Africa, Angola, Mosambique, and Madagascar. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 39(263): 15-82.
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10.1111/j.1096-3642.1934.tb00259.x [view]
Day, J.H.
1934
On a collection of South African Polychaeta, with a catalogue of the species recorded from South Africa, Angola, Mosambique, and Madagascar
Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology
39(263): 15-82
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
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This paper contains a catalogue of the species of Polychaeta recorded from South Africa, Angola, Mosambique, and Madagascar, with a reference to a good description in each case. Within the catalogue are included the names of seventy-eight species collected in this region. Of these eight are new species, and many others have not been previously recorded for this region. A short diagnosis is given of many species where such is not readily obtainable.
Southern Africa
Fauna and Flora, Faunistic inventories, Checklists, Catalogues
Systematics, Taxonomy
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 Homonymy

Junior primary homonym to Lanice fauvelii Day, 1934, replaced by Holthe (1986:130). [details]

 Nomenclature

the usage of this combination in Nereis by Day and his usage of Neanthes capensis Willey, 1904 in Nereis prompted ... [details]

 Nomenclature

Nereis willeyi Day is a replacement name for Neanthes capensis Willey, 1904, as Day wished to downgrade Neanthes to ... [details]

 Spelling

The spelling in WoRMS was as 'schmardai', but the correct original spelling is as Terebella schmardaei. The Hartman ... [details]

 Taxonomy

usage combination by Day in 1934. By 1967 he regarded Perinereis as a separate genus, and used the original ... [details]

 Taxonomy

Records for South Africa. However, by 1967 Day was using the combination Pseudonereis variegata (Grube, 1857), and ... [details]

 Taxonomy

As Nereis (Platynereis) dumerilii var striata (Schmarda, 1861). Day reduces Mastigonereis striata, a Platynereis, ... [details]

 Type locality

near the low tide-mark at St. James, False Bay, South Africa [details]

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