Species Amarinus lacustris (Chilton, 1882)
Fresh-water Spider-crab
- Elamena lacustris Chilton, C. 1882. Additions to the New Zealand Crustacea. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 14: 171-174, 8 pls [172].
Type data:
Holotype CMNZ AQ3287 ♀ juvenile, Lake Pupuke, Auckland, New Zealand.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
New Zealand.
IBRA
SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21)
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, freshwater, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
In salinities of 0.1–9.6 ‰, but mostly from 1–6 ‰.
General References
Lucas, J.S. 1970. Breeding experiments to distinguish two sibling species of Halicarcinus (Crustacea, Brachyura). Journal of Zoology, London 160: 267-278 (separation of A. lacustris and A. paralacustris)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2012 | 05-Jun-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Jun-2011 | 07-Jun-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |