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Polychaeta taxon detailsThelepus branchi Lavesque & Hutchings, 2026
1870163 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1870163)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Lavesque, Nicolas; Hutchings, Pat. (2026). Exploration of the Iziko South African Museum's polychaete collection and description of new species of Spaghetti worms (Annelida, Terebelliformia), part two. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5759(4): 412-432., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5759.4.3
page(s): 414, figures 2-4A; note: Holotype SAMC-A021423, Bullard’s Bay, Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands, Sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean, 46.92°S, 37.88°E, 15 m depth [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype SAMC SAMC-A021423, geounit Prince Edward Islands
Holotype SAMC SAMC-A021423, geounit Prince Edward Islands [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Holotype SAMC-A021423, Bullard’s Bay, Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands, Sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean, 46.92°S, 37.88°E, 15 m depth [details]
Etymology Thelepus branchi is named after South African marine biologist and ecologist George Branch. A masculine noun genitive in...
Etymology Thelepus branchi is named after South African marine biologist and ecologist George Branch. A masculine noun genitive in apposition. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Thelepus branchi Lavesque & Hutchings, 2026. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1870163 on 2026-05-11
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Lavesque, Nicolas; Hutchings, Pat. (2026). Exploration of the Iziko South African Museum's polychaete collection and description of new species of Spaghetti worms (Annelida, Terebelliformia), part two. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5759(4): 412-432., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5759.4.3
page(s): 414, figures 2-4A; note: Holotype SAMC-A021423, Bullard’s Bay, Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands, Sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean, 46.92°S, 37.88°E, 15 m depth [details] Available for editors [request] Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SAMC SAMC-A021423, geounit Prince Edward Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Thelepus branchi is named after South African marine biologist and ecologist George Branch. A masculine noun genitive in apposition. [details]Type locality Holotype SAMC-A021423, Bullard’s Bay, Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands, Sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean, 46.92°S, 37.88°E, 15 m depth [details] |