Species Keratroides vulgaris (Friend, 1979)
- Talitrus vulgaris Friend, J.A. 1979. Two new terrestrial species of Talitrus (Amphipoda: Talitridae) from Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 113: 85-98 [85, figs 1-3].
Type data:
Holotype TMH G1945 ♀ ovigerous, gully near Strickland Ave, foothills of Mt Wellington, near Hobart, TAS.
Paratype(s) TMH G1946 1♂; TMH G1947–G1948 25 specimens; TMH G1949 1 specimen.
Generic Combinations
- Keratroides vulgaris (Friend, 1979). —
Friend, J.A. 1987. The terrestrial amphipods (Amphipoda: Talitridae) of Tasmania. Systematics and zoogeography. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 7: 1-85 [40]
Distribution
States
Tasmania
IBRA
Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Ecological Descriptors
Litter, soil dweller, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Upper layers.
General References
Friend, J.A. 1987. The terrestrial amphipods (Amphipoda: Talitridae) of Tasmania. Systematics and zoogeography. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 7: 1-85
Friend, J.A. & Richardson, A.M.M. 1977. A preliminary study of niche partition in two Tasmanian terrestrial amphipod species. pp. 24-35 in Lohm, U. & Persson, T. Soil Organisms as Components of Ecosystems. Ecological Bulletins (Stockholm) 25: 1-614
Richardson, A.M.M. & Devitt, D.M. 1984. The distribution of four species of terrestrial amphipods (Crustacea, Amphipoda: Talitridae) on Mt. Wellington, Tasmania. The Australian Zoologist 21(2): 143-156
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
05-Aug-2022 | 18-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
05-Aug-2022 | 14-Jul-2010 | ADDED | ||
05-Aug-2022 | 30-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |