Species Wangiannachiltonia guzikae King, 2009 (sensu stricto)
- Wangiannachiltonia guzikae King, R.A. 2009. Two new genera and species of chiltoniid amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda:Talitroidea) from freshwater mound springs in South Australia. Zootaxa 2293: 35-52 [45, figs. 5-8].Zoobank Registration Number:http://zoobank.org/zoobank.org:act:F76CF11A-DAD5-4188-83A7- CB2A21173C52
Type data:
Holotype SAMA C6829 ♂ 2.9 mm, Davenport Springs, SA [29°39’44.388”S 137°35’6.7914”E].
Paratype(s) SAMA C6830 ♀ 2.6 mm; SAMA 3 ♂, 1 ♀, 1 juvenile (Paratypes from same locality as holotype).
Introduction
Wangiannachiltonia guzikae King, 2009, as currently circumscribed, represents six genetically distinct amphipod species, [...] despite no clear diagnosable morphological differences (Murphy et al. 2015).
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Littoral (0 to 30 m), epigean.
General References
Murphy, P.N., King, R.A. & Delean, S. 2015. Species, ESUs or populations? Delimiting and describing morphologically cryptic diversity in Australian desert spring amphipods. Invertebrate Systematics 29(5): 457–467 [465]
Robertson, H.L. & Murphy, N.P. 2013. 16 microsatellite loci for the Australian Great Artesian Basin spring amphipod, Wangiannachiltonia guzikae. Australian Journal of Zoology 61: 109–111
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 19-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED |