Species Onycocaridella prima Bruce, 1981
- Onycocaridella prima Bruce, A.J. 1981. Onycocaridella prima, new genus, new species, a new Pontoniine sponge–associate from the Capricorn Islands, Australia (Decapoda, Caridea, Pontoniinae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 1(2): 241-250 [243 figs 1-6].
Type data:
Holotype AM P30812 ♀ (12 m), Wistari Reef, Heron Island, QLD [23°25.7'S 151°55.0'E].
Paratype(s) AM P30813 (as allotype).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
In a sponge, Mycale sulcata, depth 3–12 m.
General References
Bruce, A.J. 2000. Onycocaridella prima Bruce, 1981, a rare pontoniine shrimp from Darwin Harbour (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pontoniinae). The Beagle. Occasional Papers of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 16: 89-90
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |