Species Balanoglossus australiensis (Hill, 1895)
- Ptychodera australiensis Hill, J.P. 1895. On a new species of Enteropneusta (Ptychodera australiensis) from the coast of New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 10: 1-42 pls 1-8 [28 Nov. 1894] [1-39].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (AM holds 6 specimens which originate from the type locality and were collected by J.P. Hill; AM G11150 6 specimens—2 complete adults ♂ ♀), Broken Bay, NSW.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Broken Bay, Long Reef, Jervis Bay, Newport, NSW, also Auckland Harbour, Auckland Province, Howick, New Zealand.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: Lower E coast
- New Zealand
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, littoral, marine, sand bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Abundant on sand-silt flats and common in loose gravelly sand in shallow pools, under and around large stones at mid-tide level, sexually mature in May.
General References
Harrison, L. 1924. Notes on the zoology of N.S.W. Proceedings of the Pan-Pacific Science Congress 2: 12
Morton, J. & Millar, M. 1968. The New Zealand Sea Shore. London : Collins 638 pp.
Morton, J.E. 1950. The occurrence in New Zealand of the Enteropneust, Balanoglossus australiensis (Hill). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 78(4): 464-466
Morton, J.E. 1992. pers. comm.
Packard, A. 1968. Asexual reproduction in Balanoglossus (Stomochordata). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 171: 261-272
van der Horst, C.J. 1939. Hemichordata. pp. 1-737 in Bronn, H.G. (ed.). Die Klassen und Ordnungen des Tier-Reichs. Leipzig : Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft M.B.H. Vol. 4(2). [published 1927–1939] [706-707] (systematics, description)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |