Species Ozestheria sarsii (Sayce, 1903)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Estheria sarsii Sayce, O.A. 1903. The Phyllopoda of Australia, including descriptions of some new genera and species. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 15: 224-261, pl. 27-36 [252-253, 256, pl. 35 fig. 1, a-f] [synopsis].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NMV J203, Lake Aurean, Murchison, WA.

 

Generic Combinations

• Caenestheria sarsi (Sayce, 1903). —
  Daday, E. 1914. Monographie systématique des Phyllopodes Conchostracés. Première partie. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie 20: 39-330 [55, 57-59, fig. 2] (key)
• Ozestheria sarsi (Sayce, 1903). —
  Schwentner, M., Just, F. & Richter, S. 2015. Evolutionary systematics of the Australian Cyzicidae (Crustacea, Branchiopoda, Spinicaudata) with a description of a new genus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 173: 271-295
• Caenestheria sarsi (Sayce, 1903). —
  Richter, S. & Timms, B.V. 2005. A list of recent clam shrimps (Crustacea: Laevicaudata, Spinicaudata, Cyclestherida) of Australia, including a description of a new species of Eocyzicus. Records of the Australian Museum 57: 341-354
• Cyzicus sarsi (Sayce, 1903). —
  Wolf, E. 1911. Phyllopoda. In Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds) Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 3. 253-276 pp. [254] (list)
• Eocyzicus sarsii (Sayce, 1903). —
  Brtek, J. 1997. Checklist of the valid and invalid names of the “Large Branchiopods” (Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata and Laevicaudata), with a survey of the taxonomy of all Branchiopoda. Zborník Slovenského Národného Múzea. Prírodné Vedy 43: 3-66 [50] (list)

 

Introduction

The validity of this species has been confirmed by molecular analysis (Schwentner et al. 2013)

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Upper Murchison district of inland WA, and possibly more widespread.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Western Australia: NW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Probably suspension feeder.

 

General References

Brtek, J. 1997. Checklist of the valid and invalid names of the “Large Branchiopods” (Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata and Laevicaudata), with a survey of the taxonomy of all Branchiopoda. Zborník Slovenského Národného Múzea. Prírodné Vedy 43: 3-66 [50] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement as Eocyzicus sarsii (Sayce, 1903) in list, but combination not supported)

Dakin, W.J. 1914. Fauna of Western Australia. II. The Phyllopoda of Western Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1914: 293-305 [295] (listed as Cyzicus sarsii)

Henry, M. 1924. A monograph of the freshwater Entomostraca of New South Wales. Part IV. Phyllopoda. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1924: 120-137 [122, 134] (list, key)

Richter, S. & Timms, B.V. 2005. A list of recent clam shrimps (Crustacea: Laevicaudata, Spinicaudata, Cyclestherida) of Australia, including a description of a new species of Eocyzicus. Records of the Australian Museum 57: 341-354

Schwentner, M., Timms, B.V. & Richter, S. 2013. Evolutionary systematics of the Australian Eocyzicus fauna (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata) reveals hidden diversity and phylogenetic structure. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 52: 15–31

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
03-Sep-2018	SPINICAUDATA Linder, 1945	29-Aug-2018	MODIFIED
09-Aug-2012		09-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
18-Aug-2010		18-Aug-2010	MODIFIED
		14-May-2010	MODIFIED