WoRMS taxon details
Myrianida pulchella Day, 1953
212919 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212919)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Day, John H. (1953). The polychaet fauna of South Africa. Part 2. Errant species from Cape shores and estuaries. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 12(3): 397-441.
page(s): 422-424, fig. 4a-c [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 422-424, fig. 4a-c [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NHMUK 1953.11.16.9, geounit South Africa
, Type locality contained in False Bay (South Africa) , Note Southeast Atlantic Ocean, South Africa, False...
Holotype NHMUK 1953.11.16.9, geounit South Africa [details]
type locality contained in False Bay (South Africa) [details]
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Type locality Southeast Atlantic Ocean, South Africa, False Bay, St. James (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -34.121º, long. 18.457º), intertidal. [details]
Type material Day (1953; 1967) clearly stated that the type specimen was from St. James (Day, 1953: 422), and the type locality "St. James, South Africa" (Day, 1967: 287). However, according to Nygren (2004: 152) and the online catalogue of the NHM, London (Myrianida pulchella), the holotype would be the second specimen studied by Day (1953: 422) (NHM 1961.16.12), from Cape Province, while the specimen from St. James, False Bay (NHM 1953.11.16.9) would be the paratype. [details]
Depth range Intertidal.
Distribution South Africa: Western Cape (St. James, False Bay; Cape Agulhas); KwaZulu-Natal (Durban Bay).
Etymology The specific epithet pulchella is the feminine of the Latin adjective pulchellus, meaning 'pretty', and refers probably to...
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution South Africa: Western Cape (St. James, False Bay; Cape Agulhas); KwaZulu-Natal (Durban Bay).
Distribution South Africa: Western Cape (St. James, False Bay; Cape Agulhas); KwaZulu-Natal (Durban Bay). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet pulchella is the feminine of the Latin adjective pulchellus, meaning 'pretty', and refers probably to...
Etymology The specific epithet pulchella is the feminine of the Latin adjective pulchellus, meaning 'pretty', and refers probably to the colour of the species when alive, described as being uniform salmon pink (Day, 1953) or coral red (Day, 1967). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Myrianida pulchella Day, 1953. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212919 on 2024-11-09
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original description
Day, John H. (1953). The polychaet fauna of South Africa. Part 2. Errant species from Cape shores and estuaries. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 12(3): 397-441.
page(s): 422-424, fig. 4a-c [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Day, John H.; Morgans, J.F.C. (1956). The Ecology of South African estuaries. Part 7. The Biology of Durban Bay. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 13(3): 259-312, plate IV. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Day, J.H. (1967). A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. British Museum (Natural History). London. vol 1 & vol 2, 1-878., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596
page(s): 287, fig. 12.13.p-r [details]
redescription Nygren, Arne. (2004). Revision of Autolytinae (Syllidae: Polychaeta). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 680: 1-314., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00680f.pdf
page(s): 152-153, fig. 76A-G [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 422-424, fig. 4a-c [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Day, John H.; Morgans, J.F.C. (1956). The Ecology of South African estuaries. Part 7. The Biology of Durban Bay. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 13(3): 259-312, plate IV. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Day, J.H. (1967). A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. British Museum (Natural History). London. vol 1 & vol 2, 1-878., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596
page(s): 287, fig. 12.13.p-r [details]
redescription Nygren, Arne. (2004). Revision of Autolytinae (Syllidae: Polychaeta). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 680: 1-314., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00680f.pdf
page(s): 152-153, fig. 76A-G [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1953.11.16.9, geounit South Africa [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1961.16.12, geounit South Africa [details]
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Depth range Intertidal. [details]Diagnosis Myrianida with 40 unequal teeth in trepan, 1 large alternating with 1 much smaller. [details]
Distribution South Africa: Western Cape (St. James, False Bay; Cape Agulhas); KwaZulu-Natal (Durban Bay). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet pulchella is the feminine of the Latin adjective pulchellus, meaning 'pretty', and refers probably to the colour of the species when alive, described as being uniform salmon pink (Day, 1953) or coral red (Day, 1967). [details]
Habitat Intertidal. Type of sediment not stated in original description. [details]
Reproduction Schizogamous reproduction by gemmiparity behind chaetiger 92 or 109. [details]
Type locality Southeast Atlantic Ocean, South Africa, False Bay, St. James (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -34.121º, long. 18.457º), intertidal. [details]
Type material Day (1953; 1967) clearly stated that the type specimen was from St. James (Day, 1953: 422), and the type locality "St. James, South Africa" (Day, 1967: 287). However, according to Nygren (2004: 152) and the online catalogue of the NHM, London (Myrianida pulchella), the holotype would be the second specimen studied by Day (1953: 422) (NHM 1961.16.12), from Cape Province, while the specimen from St. James, False Bay (NHM 1953.11.16.9) would be the paratype. [details]
