Species Koroga megalops Holmes, 1908
- Koroga megalops Holmes, S.J. 1908. The Amphipoda collected by the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries Steamer "Albatross" off the west coast of North America, in 1903 and 1904, with descriptions of a new family and several new genera and species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 35(1654): 489-543 [503, fig. 13].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 38539 ♀, near Funter Bay, Lynn Canal, Alaska [approx. 58°50'N 135°15'W].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Pacific Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Sea of Okhotsk, Bering Sea, New Zealand.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 mile fishing zone: NE oceanic, SE oceanic
Ecological Descriptors
Bathyal, pelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
Demersal.
General References
Lowry, J.K. & Kilgallen, N.M. 2014. A generic review of the lysianassoid family Uristidae and descriptions of new taxa from Australian waters (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Uristidae). Zootaxa 3867(1): 1-92 [33-38, figs 19-22]
Lowry, J.K. in Lowry, J.K. & Stoddart, H.E. 2003. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida: Amphipoda, Cumacea, Mysidacea. In Beesley, P.L. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.2B. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. xii 531 pp. (new record for Australia based on AM specimens; identification by H. Stoddart)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | URISTIDAE Hurley, 1963 | 08-Dec-2014 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 08-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |