Species Austrotroides pectinalis Friend, 1982

Museums

Regional Maps

• Austrotroides pectinalis Friend, J.A. 1982. New terrestrial amphipods (Amphipoda: Talitridae) from Australian forests. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 461-491 [463, figs 1-3].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM P30707 ♀ ovigerous, karri forest 6.4 km north of Walpole, WA.
  Paratype(s) AM P30706 1 specimen (omitted in published list of material), karri forest 6.4 km north of Walpole, WA; AM P30682 6♂ 8♀ 7 immature, karri forest 6.4 km north of Walpole, WA; WAM 92–81 20 specimens; BMNH 1981.427.7 7 specimens; NMC C–1981–974 8 specimens.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Most abundant in the high-rainfall karri forest, though also occurs sparsley in the drier jarrah forest.

 

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		18-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022		22-Nov-2012	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022		14-Jul-2010	ADDED
05-Aug-2022		30-Jun-2010	MODIFIED
		09-Mar-2010	MODIFIED