WoRMS taxon details
Malmgreniella capensis (McIntosh, 1885)
333958 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:333958)
accepted
Species
Malmgrenia purpurea Day, 1960 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Parahalosydna capensis (McIntosh, 1885) · unaccepted (superseded recombination)
Polynoe capensis McIntosh, 1885 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Polynoe capensis McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 114-115, pl. 4: fig. 4: pl. 15: fig. 1: pl. 19: fig. 4, pl. 9A. figs. 4, 5.; note: McIntosh uses Polynoe with a diaeresis on the 'e' [details]
page(s): 114-115, pl. 4: fig. 4: pl. 15: fig. 1: pl. 19: fig. 4, pl. 9A. figs. 4, 5.; note: McIntosh uses Polynoe with a diaeresis on the 'e' [details]
Type locality contained in South Africa
type locality contained in South Africa [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Malmgreniella capensis (McIntosh, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=333958 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Malmgrenia purpurea Day, 1960) Day, J.H. 1960. The Polychaet [sic] fauna of South Africa. Part 5. Errant species dredged off Cape coasts. Annals of the South African Museum, 45(3): 261-373., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40866345
page(s): 281-283, fig. 2f-k [details]
original description (of Polynoe capensis McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 114-115, pl. 4: fig. 4: pl. 15: fig. 1: pl. 19: fig. 4, pl. 9A. figs. 4, 5.; note: McIntosh uses Polynoe with a diaeresis on the 'e' [details]
new combination reference Pettibone, Marian H. (1993). Scaled polychaetes (Polynoidae) associated with ophiuroids and other invertebrates and review of species referred to Malmgrenia McIntosh and replaced by Malmgreniella Hartman, with descriptions of new taxa. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 538: 1-92., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10088/5682
page(s): 17-19, figure 12 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 281-283, fig. 2f-k [details]
original description (of Polynoe capensis McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 114-115, pl. 4: fig. 4: pl. 15: fig. 1: pl. 19: fig. 4, pl. 9A. figs. 4, 5.; note: McIntosh uses Polynoe with a diaeresis on the 'e' [details]
new combination reference Pettibone, Marian H. (1993). Scaled polychaetes (Polynoidae) associated with ophiuroids and other invertebrates and review of species referred to Malmgrenia McIntosh and replaced by Malmgreniella Hartman, with descriptions of new taxa. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 538: 1-92., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10088/5682
page(s): 17-19, figure 12 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Malmgrenia purpurea Day, 1960)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Polynoe capensis McIntosh, 1885)
To NHMUK collection (Polynoe capensis McIntosh, 1885; syntype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3534989) (from synonym Polynoe capensis McIntosh, 1885)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Malmgrenia purpurea Day, 1960)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Polynoe capensis McIntosh, 1885)
To NHMUK collection (Polynoe capensis McIntosh, 1885; syntype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3534989) (from synonym Polynoe capensis McIntosh, 1885)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Malmgrenia purpurea Day, 1960)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
