Species Elasmopus slatyeri Lowry & Hughes, 2009
- Elasmopus slatyeri Lowry, J.K. & Hughes, L.E. 2009. Maeridae, the Elasmopus group. pp. 643-702 in Lowry, J.K. & Myers, A.A. (eds). Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Zootaxa 2260: 1-930 [659, figs. 9, 10].
Type data:
Holotype AM P30113 ♂ 4.9 mm, Off western side of Palfrey Island, Lizard Island, QLD [14°40'S145°28'E].
Paratype(s) AM P30111 1 unsexed, 4.9 mm; AM P30112 ♂ 6.0 mm.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- Madagascar
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coast
- Hawaii
- Kiribati
Oriental Region
- China (People's Republic)
Ecological Descriptors
Epibenthic, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Littoral (0 to 30 m), 10 m, living among coral and on coralline bottoms, in dead staghorn Acropora coral and reef rock covered with coralline algae Lithothamnion and Halimeda.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 05-Dec-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 30-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 17-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Apr-2010 | (import) |