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Day, J. H. (1955). The Polychaeta of South Africa. Part 3. Sedentary species from Cape shores and estuaries. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 42(287): 407-452.
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10.1111/j.1096-3642.1955.tb02216.x [view]
Day, J. H.
1955
The Polychaeta of South Africa. Part 3. Sedentary species from Cape shores and estuaries.
Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology
42(287): 407-452
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
[None. Introduction starts as:]
While Part 2 of this series dealt with errant species from Cape shores and estuaries, the present paper deals with the sedentary forms. Ninety-four species are recorded or described; of these, 20 are new species or varieties and 15 are new records for the area. The material was collected over the period 1932-1952 during the ecological surveys of shores and estuaries carried out by the Zoology Department of the University of Cape Town. The work was financed by grants from the Carnegie Foundation, the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and the University of Cape Town. To all these bodies I tender my thanks. I am also indebted to the Zoology Department of Rhodes University for some specimens from the Eastern Province and to Miss E. B. Albrecht and Mr. R. W. Rand for specimens from South West Africa. A generous grant from the C.S.I.R. enabled me to work for six months at the British Museum, examining the various collections housed there and comparing the present material with named specimens from other parts of the world or with the types. By courtesy of the Swedish State Museum, the Berlin Museum and the U.S. National Museum I was also able to see further types and collections from South Africa. This has made it possible to eliminate many incorrect records from the South African faunistic list. My work in England was facilitated by the friendly assistance of the officers of the British Museum, particularly Mr. Norman Tebble of the Annelid Department to whom I offer my sincere thanks. During the course of this paper 20 type specimens are reviewed. For ease of reference these are listed below.
Indian Ocean, Western
South Africa South-east Atlantic
Systematics, Taxonomy
Aricia angrapequensis Augener, 1918 accepted as Orbinia angrapequensis (Augener, 1918) (source of synonymy)
Branchoscolex craspidochaetus Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Dasybranchus bipartitus (Schmarda, 1861) (source of synonymy) Branchoscolex oligobranchus Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Dasybranchus bipartitus (Schmarda, 1861) (source of synonymy) Branchoscolex sphaerachaetus Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Dasybranchus bipartitus (Schmarda, 1861) (source of synonymy) Cirratulus australis Stimpson, 1855 accepted as Cirriformia capensis (Schmarda, 1861) (status source) Clymene (Praxillella) saldanha Day, 1955 accepted as Macroclymene saldanha (Day, 1955) (original description) Clymene glandularis Day, 1955 accepted as Isocirrus glandularis (Day, 1955) (original description) Dasybranchus bipartitus (Schmarda, 1861) (basis of record) Dasychone corollifera Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Branchiomma corolliferum (Ehlers, 1913) (source of synonymy) Dodecaceria pulchra Day, 1955 (original description) Johnstonia knysna Day, 1955 (original description) Lanassa capensis Day, 1955 (original description) Melinnopsis capensis Day, 1955 accepted as Melinnopsides capensis (Day, 1955) (original description) Notomastus fauvelii Day, 1955 (original description) Oncoscolex bipartitus Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Dasybranchus bipartitus (Schmarda, 1861) (new combination reference) Orbinia angrapequensis (Augener, 1918) (basis of record) Orbinia dubia Day, 1955 accepted as Scolaricia dubia (Day, 1955) (original description) Orbinia monroi Day, 1955 (original description) Paradoneis lyra capensis (Day, 1955) (basis of record) Pectinaria (Lagis) pseudokoreni Day, 1955 accepted as Lagis pseudokoreni (Day, 1955) (original description) Pherusa laevis (Stimpson, 1855) accepted as Semiodera laevis (Stimpson, 1855) (additional source) Piromis arenosus Kinberg, 1867 (source of synonymy) Pista qolora Day, 1955 accepted as Pista quadrilobata (Augener, 1918) (original description) Protula anomala Day, 1955 (original description) Protula tubularia anomala Day, 1955 accepted as Protula anomala Day, 1955 (original description) Siphonostoma laeve Stimpson, 1855 accepted as Semiodera laevis (Stimpson, 1855) (source of synonymy) Spio magnus Day, 1955 accepted as Dispio magna (Day, 1955) (original description) Streblosoma hesslei Day, 1955 (original description) Telothelepus Day, 1955 (original description) Telothelepus capensis Day, 1955 (original description) |