Species Hermesorchestia alastairi Hughes & Lowry, 2017
- Hermesorchestia alastairi Hughes, L.E. & Lowry, J.K. 2017. Hermesorchestia alastairi gen. et sp. nov. from Australia (Talitridae: Senticaudata: Amphipoda: Crustacea). Zootaxa 4311(4): 491–506 [Date published 25 Aug 2017] [493].
Type data:
Holotype AM P.97207 ♂, Hibbs Lagoon, Tasmania [42°34’26”S 145°18’05”E].
Paratype(s) AM P.97208 ♂, Hibbs Lagoon, Tasmania [42°34’26”S 145°18’05”E]; AM P.97209 ♀, Hibbs Lagoon, Tasmania [42°34’26”S 145°18’05”E]; AM P.99116 ♂, Hibbs Lagoon, Tasmania [42°34’26”S 145°18’05”E]; AM P.99117 1 juvenile, Hibbs Lagoon, Tasmania [42°34’26”S 145°18’05”E]; AM P.99167 ♀, Hibbs Lagoon, Tasmania [42°34’26”S 145°18’05”E]; AM P.96943 +30 specimens, Hibbs Lagoon, Tasmania [42°34’26”S 145°18’05”E]; AM P.96940 7 ♂, 18 ♀, Hibbs Lagoon, Tasmania [42°34’26”S 145°18’05”E]; AM P.96939 12 ♂, 9 ♀, Hibbs Lagoon, Tasmania [42°34’26”S 145°18’05”E]; AM P.96941 4 ♂, 22 ♀, Hibbs Lagoon, Tasmania [42°34’26”S 145°18’05”E].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36)
Distribution References
- Hughes, L.E. & Lowry, J.K. 2017. Hermesorchestia alastairi gen. et sp. nov. from Australia (Talitridae: Senticaudata: Amphipoda: Crustacea). Zootaxa 4311(4): 491–506 [Date published 25 Aug 2017] [502]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 25-Aug-2017 | ADDED | Dr Shane Ahyong |