Species Dodecas hexacentrum Mayer, 1903
- Dodecas hexacentrum Mayer, P. 1903. Die Caprellidae der Siboga-Expedition. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 34: 1-160 pls 1-10 [29, pl. 1 figs 14, 15; pl. 6 figs 33, 34].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM G2555 ♂, Watson's Bay, Port Jackson, NSW [33°50.8ʹS, 151°60.7ʹE]; AM P46932 2♀, off Watsons Bay, Port Jackson, NSW [33°50.8ʹS, 151°60.7ʹE]; AM P46933 7♂, 7 mature ♀, 1 immature ♀ and 4 juveniles, off Watsons Bay, Port Jackson, NSW [33°50.8ʹS, 151°60.7ʹE]; AM P46935 140 specimens, off Watsons Bay, Port Jackson, NSW [33°51ʹS, 151°16ʹE].Type host:
Thalassodendrum rubens Lendenfeld
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania
IMCRA
Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast, Tas. Coast
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Epizoic, on sponges and hydrozoans.
General References
Guiler, E.R. 1954. Some collections of caprellids from Tasmania. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12 7(79): 531-553 [539]
McCain, J.C. & Steinberg, J.E. 1970. Part 2. Amphipoda I Caprellidea I Fam. Caprellidae. pp. 1-78 in Gruner, H.-E & Holthuis, L.B. (eds). Crustaceorum Catalogus. Den Haag : Dr W. Junk N.V. [49] (believe that Dodecas grandimanus Guiler, 1954 and Dodecas tasmaniensis Guiler, 1954 are variants of this species)
Takeuchi, I. & Lowry, J.K. 2015. A taxonomic study on the Phtisicidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) of New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Natural History [10, figs 4-6]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | CAPRELLIDAE Leach, 1814 | 06-Jan-2016 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 29-Apr-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 08-Jun-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |