Species Gnathia aureamaculosa Ferreira & Smit, 2009
Compiler and date details
April 2011 - Kelly Merrin
- Gnathia aureamaculosa Ferreira, M.L., Smit, N.J., Grutter, A.S. & Davies, A.J. 2009. A new species of gnathiid (Crustacea: Isopoda) parasitizing teleosts from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Journal of Parasitology 95: 1066-1075 [1067].
Type data:
Holotype MTQ W31159 ♂, Lizard Island, QLD.
Paratype(s) MTQ W31160 24 ♂, 10 ♀ and 9 praniza larvae, Lizard Island, QLD.
Distribution
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Juvenile stages: ectoparasitic (host(s): Hemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791) [LABRIDAE] Blackeye thicklip (type host)).
General References
Svavarsson, J. & Bruce, N.L. 2012. New and little-known gnathiid isopod crustaceans (Cymothoida) from the northern Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea. Zootaxa 3380: 1-33 (new records)
Wilson, G.D.F., Sims, C.A. & Grutter, A.S. 2011. Toward a taxonomy of the Gnathiidae (Isopoda) using juveniles: the external anatomy of Gnathia aureamaculosa zuphea stages using scanning electron microscopy. Journal of Crustacean Biology 31: 509-522 (description of juveniles)
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 | PERACARIDA Calman, 1904 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | Lauren Timms (NMV) Dr Genefor Walker-Smith (NMV) |
| 25-Feb-2022 | GNATHIIDAE Leach, 1814 | 17-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | ISOPODA Latreille, 1817 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 05-Aug-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 14-Oct-2010 | ADDED |