Species Giniphargus pulchellus (Sayce, 1900)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Niphargus pulchellus Sayce, O.A. 1900. Niphargus pulchellus, a new Victorian blind amphipod. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 12(2): 152-159 pls 15-16 [153, pls 15, 16].

  Type data:

   Lectotype NMV ♂, Thorpdale, VIC.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Williams, W.D. & Barnard, J.L. 1988. The taxonomy of crangonyctoid Amphipoda (Crustacea) from Australian fresh waters: foundation studies. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 10: 1-180.

 

Generic Combinations

• Giniphargus pulchellus (Sayce, 1900). —
  Williams, W.D. & Barnard, J.L. 1988. The taxonomy of crangonyctoid Amphipoda (Crustacea) from Australian fresh waters: foundation studies. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 10: 1-180 [106, figs. 61, 62]

 

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Known only from type locality.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Victoria: SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Freshwater, temporary pools.

 

General References

Sayce, O.A. 1900. Phreatoicoides, a new genus of freshwater Isopoda. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 12(2): 122-138 pls 10-12 (details of original collecting locality)

 

History of changes

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		30-Jan-2013	MOVED
05-Aug-2022		30-Nov-2012	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022		22-Nov-2012	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022		02-May-2011	MODIFIED
		09-Mar-2010	MODIFIED