Species Archimonocelis medusa Curini-Galletti & Cannon, 1997
- Archimonocelis medusa Curini-Galletti, M. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1997. A polypharyngeal marine flatworm (Platyhelminthes, Proseriata, Archimonocelididae) from eastern Australia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 121: 485-494.
Type data:
Holotype QM G211733 (off South Reef, 16 m (depth), mixed sediment, x.1993, wholemount), Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia [23°27'S 151°55'E].
Paratype(s) QM G211734-6 (off South Reef, 16 m (depth), mixed sediment, x.1993, serial sections), Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. [23°27'S 151°55'E].
Introduction
The description of A. medusa was the first record of polypharyngy in a turbellarian outside of the triclads (Curini-Galletti & Cannon, 1997). Although the title of the paper in which this species is described includes it within the Archimonocelididae Meixner, 1938, the authors have presented the species description (p. 487) under the family group name "Archimonocelidae Meixner, 1938" - it is presumed this a typographical error.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
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 |