CORYNIDAE, Johnston, 1836

Mead, A., Carlton, J. T., Griffiths, C. L. & Rius, M., 2011, Introduced and cryptogenic marine and estuarine species of South Africa, Journal of Natural History 45 (39 - 40), pp. 2463-2524 : 2473-2474

Family CORYNIDAE

Coryne eximia Allman, 1859 Introduced (= Sarsia exima )

Millard (1975) notes this species as “common in the environs of Cape Town, on ships’ hulls, pylons and floating objects, and also on rocky shores.” The species is of either North Atlantic or North Pacific origin. The first South African specimens were collected in 1946. In addition to Cape Town docks, Millard (1975) gives the South African distribution as along the west coast as far as Llandudno, with Schuchert (2005) including material from Langebaan on the west coast in his genetic studies.

Coryne pusilla (Gaertner, 1774) Cryptogenic

Millard (1975) reports this species from KwaZulu-Natal with the original SAM record reflecting distribution from Durban to Mozambique. As this taxon represents multiple species ( Schuchert 2005) no origin can be assigned. Introduced port and harbour populations may be embedded within one or more clades, therefore the South African material requires molecular and morphological re-examination.