Species Pseudoblias lyrifera Heegaard, 1962

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Species Pseudoblias lyrifera Heegaard, 1962

Pseudoblias lyrifera Heegaard, P.E. 1962. Parasitic Copepoda from Australian Waters. Records of the Australian Museum 25(9): 149-234 [152].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♀ (found on the gills of Rhombosolea tapirina), Swan River estuary, Western Australia.
Paratype(s) AM ♀ (found on the gills of Rhombosolea tapirina), Swan River estuary, Western Australia; AM 2♂ (found on the gills of Rhombosolea tapirina), Swan River estuary, Western Australia.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: aquatic, ectoparasitic.

Diagnosis

The most characteristic features of the species are the two-segmented abdomen in the female, the unbranched thoracopods and an absence of processes on the body.

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)
26-Jun-2023		14-Apr-2011	MOVED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED

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