Polychaeta taxon details
original description
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 at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2253177 page(s): 417-418, fig. 9a-d [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (HKRMS)
Fong, C. W. (1998). Some aspects of the ecology of the seagrass Zostera japonica in Hong Kong. <em>MPhil thesis. The University of Hong Kong.</em> [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1963.1.94, geounit East London [details]
From editor or global species database
Association Found in burrows in an old Bullia laevissima (Gmelin, 1791) shell inhabited by a hermit crab. [details]
Depth range 7 m. [details]
Distribution South Africa: East London (Eastern Cape Province, Indian Ocean). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet maculata (masculine: maculatus) is a Latin participle meaning 'stained' or 'spotted', and refers presumably to the pigmentation pattern on the palps, described as being ''barred with black'' (Day, 1963: 417). [details]
Habitat In burrows in an old Bullia laevissima (Gmelin, 1791) shell inhabited by a hermit crab, dredged at 7 m depth. [details]
Type locality East London, east coast of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Indian Ocean (33°01'S, 27°55'E), 7 m, in an old Bullia laevissima (Gmelin, 1791) shell inhabited by a hermit crab. [details]
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