Species Phrikoceros galacticus Newman & Cannon, 1996
- Phrikoceros galacticus Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1996. New genera of pseudocerotid flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from Australian and Papua New Guinean coral reefs. Journal of Natural History 30: 1425-1441.
Type data:
Holotype QM G210773 (reef crest, 3.ii.1992, wholemount), Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°27'S 151°55'E].
Paratype(s) QM G210672, 683-4, 707-708 (reef crest, wholemounts and longitudinal sections), Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°27'S 151°55'E].
Introduction
Specimens of P. galacticus swim by flapping the anterior margins (Newman & Cannon 1996).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. See Litvaitis & Newman (2001).
Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, reef crest; common. See Newman & Cannon (1996).
Distribution References
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "TURBELLARIA" | 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED | Dr Kathryn Hall |