Genus Cilunculus Loman, 1908
- Cilunculus Loman, J.C.C. 1908. Die Pantopoden der Siboga-Expedition. Siboga Expeditie Monographie. Leiden : E. J. Brill Vol. 40 pp. 1-88. [54].
Type species (included species):
Cilunculus frontosus Loman, 1908; Cilunculus perspicax Loman, 1908
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Norfolk Island Province (21), Macquarie Island Province (24), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Australian Antarctic Territory
Diagnosis
Similar morphology to Ammothella. Chelifores originate in an anterior hood on the cephalic segment. Trunk elongate, segmentation lines swollen, some with dorsal tubercles or spines; ocular tubercle usually slender, tall; chelifore scape one-segmented, chelae atrophied in bumps; palps 9-segmented; ovigers 10-segmented with no claw. Legs usually setose, claw and auxiliaries long. Cement gland long, bizarre tube on dorsodistal half of the femur.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2022 | PYCNOGONIDA Latreille, 1810 | 27-Apr-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |