Species Cartetolana integra (Miers, 1884)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cirolana lata integra Miers, E.J. 1884. Crustacea. pp. 178-322 in Anon. (ed.). Report of the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of HMS 'Alert', 1881–1882. London : British Museum (Natural History). [304] [as Cirolana lata var. integra Miers, 1884].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1881.31, Albany Is., QLD.
• Cirolana lineata Potts, F.A. 1915. The fauna associated with crinoids of a tropical coral reef: with especial reference to its color variation. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 8(212): 73-96 [89].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, off Murray Is. and off Mabuiag Is., Torres Strait, QLD.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Bruce, N.L. 1981. Cirolanidae of Australia: diagnoses of Cirolana Leach, Metacirolana Nierstrasz, Neocirolana Hale, Anopsilana Paulian & Deboutteville, and three new genera – Natatolana, Politolana and Cartetolana. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 32: 945-966 [960]

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Arafura Sea, Papua New Guinea.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef, Lower W coast, N coast, NE coast, NW coast
  • Northern Territory
  • Queensland

Ecological Descriptors

Epizoic, marine, subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

Commensal on crinoids.

 

General References

Bruce, N.L. 1986. Cirolanidae (Crustacea: Isopoda) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 6: 1-239 (redescription, distribution)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Aug-2022		05-Mar-2012	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022		06-May-2011	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022		29-Jun-2010	MODIFIED
		29-Mar-2010	MODIFIED