WoRMS name 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): 406-407, fig. 6d-j [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NHMUK 1963.1.61, geounit Algoa Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 49-183 m. [details]
Distribution South Africa: off Eastern Cape Province (Indian Ocean). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet agulhana refers presumably either to Cape Agulhas (South Africa) or to Agulhas Bank (off South Africa). However, both places are located westward the type locality (Algoa Bay) or any of the other stations where the new species was collected referred in the original description. [details]
Habitat Rocky and sandy substrates, at shelf depths. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Type locality Algoa Bay, south coast of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Indian Ocean, Sta. SCD 156 (34°03'S, 25°59'E); 84 m, rocks. [details]
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