WoRMS taxon details
Asclerocheilus capensis Day, 1963
326669 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326669)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 428-429, fig. 10a-f [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 428-429, fig. 10a-f [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NHMUK 1963.1.132, geounit South African part...
, Note Off the south coast of Eastern Cape Province,...
Holotype NHMUK 1963.1.132, geounit South African part of the Indian Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Off the south coast of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Indian Ocean (34°51'S, 23°41'E), 183 m, khaki sand. [details]
Depth range 183 m.
Distribution South Africa: off the south coast of Eastern Cape Province (Indian Ocean).
Etymology The specific epithet capensis refers to the type locality of the species, the former Cape Province (South Africa).
Depth range 183 m. [details]
Distribution South Africa: off the south coast of Eastern Cape Province (Indian Ocean).
Distribution South Africa: off the south coast of Eastern Cape Province (Indian Ocean). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet capensis refers to the type locality of the species, the former Cape Province (South Africa).
Etymology The specific epithet capensis refers to the type locality of the species, the former Cape Province (South Africa). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Asclerocheilus capensis Day, 1963. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326669 on 2025-04-17
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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): 428-429, fig. 10a-f [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 428-429, fig. 10a-f [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1963.1.132, geounit South African part of the Indian Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 183 m. [details]Distribution South Africa: off the south coast of Eastern Cape Province (Indian Ocean). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet capensis refers to the type locality of the species, the former Cape Province (South Africa). [details]
Habitat Sand, at shelf depths. [details]
Type locality Off the south coast of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Indian Ocean (34°51'S, 23°41'E), 183 m, khaki sand. [details]
