Species Escharoides excavata (MacGillivray, 1860)
Compiler and date details
July 2001 - Dr Philip Bock
- Lepralia excavata Macgillivray, P.H. 1860. Notes on the Cheilostomatous Polyzoa of Victoria and other parts of Australia. Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria 4: 159-168 [166].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV F45624 2 slides (Both slides chosen by Brown, 1952), Queenscliff.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
Ecological Descriptors
Colonial, filter-feeder, sessile, subtidal.
Notes
The synonymy of E. excavata has been made too wide: the species appears to be limited to Port Phillip Heads area. It is probable that several other species occur in Australian waters. E.centrota is a distinct species.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2014 | BRYOZOA Ehrenberg, 1831 | 25-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson (NMV) Elizabeth Greaves (NMV) |
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |