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Species Balanoglossus australiensis (Hill, 1895)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales


Extra Distribution Information

Broken Bay, Long Reef, Jervis Bay, Newport, NSW, also Auckland Harbour, Auckland Province, Howick, New Zealand.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Lord Howe Island
    • New South Wales: Lower E coast
  • New Zealand

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, littoral, marine, sand bottom.

Extra Ecological Information

Abundant on sand-silt flats and common in loose gravelly sand in shallow pools, under and around large stones at mid-tide level, sexually mature in May.

 

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)
12-Feb-2010 (import)