Species Ozestheria mariae (Olesen & Timms, 2005)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Caenestheriella mariae Olesen, J. & Timms, B.V. 2005. Caenestheriella mariae sp. nov. (Crustacea: Branchiopooda: Spinicaudata: Cyzicidae): a new clam shrimp from Western Australia. Zootaxa 824: 1-8 [1].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM C34418, Bushfire Rocks, via Hyden, WA.
  Paratype(s) WAM C34419, C34420; AM P68560; ZMUC CRU-4854.

 

Generic Combinations

• Ozestheria mariae (Olesen & Timms, 2005).

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

In gnammas in Wheatbelt and Goldfields, WA (Timms, in press).

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: SW coastal, W plateau

Ecological Descriptors

Grazer.

Extra Ecological Information

Grazes on alga growing on hard surfaces.

 

General References

Olesen, J. & Timms, B.V. 2005. Caenestheriella mariae sp. nov. (Crustacea: Branchiopooda: Spinicaudata: Cyzicidae): a new clam shrimp from Western Australia. Zootaxa 824: 1-8 (feeding habits described)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
09-Aug-2012		09-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
18-Aug-2010		18-Aug-2010	MODIFIED
		14-May-2010	MODIFIED