Species Australomedusa thrombolites Zeidler & Gershwin, 2004
Australomedusa thrombolites Zeidler & Gershwin, 2004, from Lake Clifton, Western Australia, photographed with a dissecting microscope.
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Species Australomedusa thrombolites Zeidler & Gershwin, 2004
- Australomedusa thrombolites Zeidler, W. & Gershwin, L. 2004. A new species of Australomedusa (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Anthomedusae) from a saline lake in south-western Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 22(2): 109–113 [109-113, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype WAM Z13498 male (collected at the thrombolite observation walkway, near ‘Cape Bouvard’ winery), Lake Clifton, Yalgorup National Park, south-western WA [32°44.714'S, 115°39.230'E].
Paratype(s) WAM Z13499 Allotype female, same collection data as holotype; WAM Z13500 10 males, 74 females, 31 juveniles, or specimens of undeterminable sex, Same collection data as holotype; SAMA H1330 11 males, 63 females, 31 juveniles, or specimens of undeterminable sex, Same collection data as holotype.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Type locality Lake Clifton, Western Australia
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
Ecological Descriptors
Medusa: pelagic (associated flora: Thrombolites (bluegreen algae) (found in close association with blue-green algae thrombolites)).
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | CNIDARIA | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Sep-2018 | HYDROZOA Owen, 1843 | 23-May-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Narissa Bax |
| 05-Aug-2022 | MEDUSOZOA Petersen, 1979 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Lisa Gershwin |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 17-Apr-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 06-Oct-2011 | ADDED |