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 athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2253177 page(s): 438-439, fig. 11f-h [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NHMUK 1963.1.153, geounit False Bay (South...
Holotype NHMUK 1963.1.153, geounit False Bay (South Africa) [details]
, Note False Bay, west coast of Western Cape...
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Type locality False Bay, west coast of Western Cape Province, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean (34°12.5'S, 18°37'E), 48 m, khaki sand and shells. [details]
Distribution South Africa: False Bay (Atlantic Ocean).
Distribution South Africa: False Bay (Atlantic Ocean). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet unibranchia is composed by the Latin numeral uni, inflected form of unus and meaning...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet unibranchia is composed by the Latin numeral uni, inflected form of unus and meaning 'one', and by the Latin noun of Greek origin branchia, meaning 'gill', and refers to the presence of a single branchia on the species: ''A single median gill is present on setiger 2'' (Day, 1963: 438). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Pista unibranchia Day, 1963. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131521 on 2024-10-18
original descriptionDay, 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 athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2253177 page(s): 438-439, fig. 11f-h [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea)Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online athttp://www.iobis.org/[details]
additional sourceBellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional sourceOcchipinti-Ambrogi, A., A. Marchini, G. Cantone, A. Castelli, C. Chimenz, M. Cormaci, C. Froglia, G. Furnari, M.C. Gambi, G. Giaccone, A. Giangrande, C. Gravil, F. Mastrototaro, C. Mazziotti, L. Orsi-Relini & S. Piraino. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 13(1): 215-237., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9803-y[details] Available for editors [request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1963.1.153, geounit False Bay (South Africa) [details]
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Depth range 48-60 m. [details] Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Day (1963: 438): ''A single gill with a stalk and a terminal pom-pom of short filaments. First row of uncini without basal shafts.'' [details] Distribution South Africa: False Bay (Atlantic Ocean). [details] Editor's comment The records of the species in the European waters seem quite doubtful. Probably they are the result of the use of the monograph ''Polychaeta of Southern Africa'' by Day (1967) to identify European specimens of Pista with some of the branchiae missing. [details] Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet unibranchia is composed by the Latin numeral uni, inflected form of unus and meaning 'one', and by the Latin noun of Greek origin branchia, meaning 'gill', and refers to the presence of a single branchia on the species: ''A single median gill is present on setiger 2'' (Day, 1963: 438). [details] Habitat Sand and shells, at shelf depths. [details] Type locality False Bay, west coast of Western Cape Province, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean (34°12.5'S, 18°37'E), 48 m, khaki sand and shells. [details]