Species Porcellidium ocellum Harris & Robertson, 1994

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Species Porcellidium ocellum Harris & Robertson, 1994

Porcellidium ocellum Harris, V.A. & Robertson, H.M. 1994. New species belonging to the family Porcellidiidae (Harpacticoida: Copepoda) from the southern coast of New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 46: 257-301 [268].
Type data:
Holotype AM P35436 ♀ (collected from Ecklonia radiata in the infralittoral fringe at edge of Broulee rock platform; coll. 14 Sept. 1982, V.A.P. Harris), Broulee, New South Wales [35°52'S 150°11'E].
Paratype(s) AM P35437 1♂ (collected from Ecklonia radiata in the infralittoral fringe at edge of Broulee rock platform; coll. 14 Sept. 1982, V.A.P. Harris), Broulee, New South Wales [35°52'S 150°11'E]; AM P35438 4♀ 3♂ (collected from Ecklonia radiata in the infralittoral fringe at edge of Broulee rock platform; coll. 14 Sept. 1982, V.A.P. Harris), Broulee, New South Wales [35°52'S 150°11'E]; BMNH 1992.400-407 4♀ 4♂ (collected from Ecklonia radiata in the infralittoral fringe at edge of Broulee rock platform; coll. 14 Sept. 1982, V.A.P. Harris), Broulee, New South Wales [35°52'S 150°11'E]; ZANU Po.R[Br.82] 96♀ 109♂ (collected from Ecklonia radiata in the infralittoral fringe at edge of Broulee rock coll. 14 Sept. 1982, V.A.P. Harris; this collection of paratypes includes those illustrated in Harris and Robertson (1994) and the remaining type population), Broulee, New South Wales [35°52'S 150°11'E].

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Twofold Bay and Broulee, NSW; has not been recorded north of Batemans Bay.

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)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Lower E coast

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Population densities over 100 per plant are frequently encountered on Ecklonia radiata; ocassionally small numbers are found on Phyllospora, Caulpera, Cystophora, Sargasssum and on encrusted stones in the infralittoral fringe and sublittoral zone.

ID Keys

see Walker-Smith (2001).

Diagnosis References

Harris, V.A. & Robertson, H.M. 1994. New species belonging to the family Porcellidiidae (Harpacticoida: Copepoda) from the southern coast of New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 46: 257-301 [273]

General References

Harris, V.A. 2014. Porcellidiidae of Australia (Harpacticoida, Copepoda). I. A Reassessment of the European Species of Porcellidium. Records of the Australian Museum 66(2): 63–110

Walker-Smith, G.K. 2001. Porcellidium poorei, a new species of Porcellidiidae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from seagrass in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia, and a review of the family. Journal of Crustacean Biology 21: 653-664 (key)

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)
19-Jun-2014	PORCELLIDIIDAE Boeck, 1865	12-Jun-2014	MODIFIED	ABRS
26-Jul-2012		26-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED

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