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Polychaeta taxon detailsThelepus mandelai Lavesque & Hutchings, 2026
1870782 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1870782)
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): 420, figures 4C; 7–8; note: Holotype SAMC-A020823, Western Cape, South Africa, SE Atlantic, 33.106°S, 17.876°E, [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype SAMC SAMC-A020823, geounit Western Cape
Holotype SAMC SAMC-A020823, geounit Western Cape [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Holotype SAMC-A020823, Western Cape, South Africa, SE Atlantic, 33.106°S, 17.876°E, depth not stated, but shallow subtidal is indicated from the geolocation as mapped. [details]
Etymology Thelepus mandelai is named after Nelson Mandela (1918–2013), former President of South Africa. Latinized as a masculine...
Etymology Thelepus mandelai is named after Nelson Mandela (1918–2013), former President of South Africa. Latinized as a masculine noun genitive in apposition. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Thelepus mandelai Lavesque & Hutchings, 2026. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1870782 on 2026-05-15
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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): 420, figures 4C; 7–8; note: Holotype SAMC-A020823, Western Cape, South Africa, SE Atlantic, 33.106°S, 17.876°E, [details] Available for editors [request] Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SAMC SAMC-A020823, geounit Western Cape [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Thelepus mandelai is named after Nelson Mandela (1918–2013), former President of South Africa. Latinized as a masculine noun genitive in apposition. [details]Type locality Holotype SAMC-A020823, Western Cape, South Africa, SE Atlantic, 33.106°S, 17.876°E, depth not stated, but shallow subtidal is indicated from the geolocation as mapped. [details] |