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Polychaeta taxon detailsThelepus dayi Lavesque & Hutchings, 2026
1870164 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1870164)
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): 418, figures 4B, 5-6; note: Holotype SAMC-A020825, Still Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, South West Indian Ocean, 34.379°S, 21.439°E, no depth (intertidal?) [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype SAMC SAMC-A020825, geounit Western Cape Province
Holotype SAMC SAMC-A020825, geounit Western Cape Province [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Holotype SAMC-A020825, Still Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, South West Indian Ocean, 34.379°S, 21.439°E, no depth (intertidal?) [details]
Etymology Thelepus dayi is named after Professor John Day (1909–1989). A masculine noun genitive in apposition
Etymology Thelepus dayi is named after Professor John Day (1909–1989). A masculine noun genitive in apposition [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Thelepus dayi Lavesque & Hutchings, 2026. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1870164 on 2026-05-13
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original description
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): 418, figures 4B, 5-6; note: Holotype SAMC-A020825, Still Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, South West Indian Ocean, 34.379°S, 21.439°E, no depth (intertidal?) [details] Available for editors [request] Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SAMC SAMC-A020825, geounit Western Cape Province [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Thelepus dayi is named after Professor John Day (1909–1989). A masculine noun genitive in apposition [details]Type locality Holotype SAMC-A020825, Still Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, South West Indian Ocean, 34.379°S, 21.439°E, no depth (intertidal?) [details] |