Species Hyperoedesipus plumosus Nicholls & Milner, 1923
- Hyperoedesipus plumosus Nicholls, G.E. & Milner, D.F. 1923. A new genus of fresh-water Isopoda allied to Phreatoicus. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 10: 23-34 [24].
Type data:
Syntype(s) WAM 10665/6, 229-74, Lesmurdie Falls, Darling Range, WA; TMH G683, G684, Lesmurdie Falls, Darling Range, WA; BMNH 1 specimen (identified as Phreatoicoides plumosus by Sheppard, 1927; specimens sent by Nicholls), Lesmurdie Falls, Darling Range, WA.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Nicholls, G.E. 1944. The Phreatoicoidea. Part II. The Phreatoicidae. Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tas. 1943: 1–157 [144] mentions finding this species in the same vial with Colubotelson setiferus from a wooden pipeline in Tasmania near Scottsdale, almost certainly an error.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Aquatic, spring, underground water.
Extra Ecological Information
Appears only after heavy rains in spring-fed pool.
General References
Nicholls, G.E. 1943. The Phreatoicoidea. Part I. The Amphisopidae. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1942: 1-145 (redescription, biology and rejected placement of Sheppard (1927))
History of changes
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