Telothelepus is a monotypic genus of polychaete worms in the family Terebellidae, first described by John H. Day in 1955. The type taxon is Telothelepus capensis Day, 1955.[1][2]

Telothelepus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Clade: Pleistoannelida
Clade: Sedentaria
Order: Terebellida
Family: Terebellidae
Genus: Telothelepus
Day, 1955
Species:
T. capensis
Binomial name
Telothelepus capensis
Day, 1955

Telothelepus capensis

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Telothelepus capensis Day, 1955, is the type species of the monotypic genus Telothelepus.[3][1]

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  1. ^ a b Day, J. H. (1955). The Polychaeta of South Africa. Part 3. Sedentary species from Cape shores and estuaries. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 42(287): 407-452., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1955.tb02216.x page(s): 440
  2. ^ Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2023). World Polychaeta Database. Telothelepus Day, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325277 on 2023-10-29
  3. ^ Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2023). World Polychaeta Database. Telothelepus capensis Day, 1955. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332459 on 2023-10-29