WoRMS taxon details
original description
Darbyshire, Teresa; Kara, Jyothi. (2024). Redescription of <i>Arabella iricolor</i> (Montagu, 1804) with descriptions of two new species from the United Kingdom and South Africa. <em>African Zoology.</em> Efirst: 1-21., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15627020.2024.2306421 page(s): 15 of 22, figure 11; note: south of Mngazana river, Eastern Cape, South Africa (-31.7054, 29.4137), low shore, under algal beds [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype SAMC SAMC-A096514, geounit Eastern Cape Province [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Authors: Arabella umgazanae is named for "the origin of the specimens, which were collected along the coast, south of the Mngazana (formerly known as the Umgazana) river in the Eastern Cape, South Africa." Not stated but the word appears to be a feminine genitive noun, thus has the meaning "of Umgazana". [details]
Type locality south of Mngazana river, Eastern Cape, South Africa (-31.7054, 29.4137), low shore, under algal beds [details]
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