Species Leipsuropus parasiticus (Haswell, 1879)
- Cyrtophium parasiticum Haswell, W.A. 1879. On Australian Amphipoda. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 4: 245-279 pls 7-12 [274, pl. 12 fig. 1].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM G5388 3 specimens, Port Jackson, NSW; AM P3426 14 specimens, Port Jackson, NSW [33°51'S 151°16'E].
Generic Combinations
- Leipsuropus parasiticus (Haswell, 1879). —
Stebbing, T.R.R. 1906. Amphipoda I. Gammaridae. Das Tierreich 21: 1-806 [339]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australia. New South Wales. Port Jackson (Haswell, 1879); Botany Bay; Port Stephens; Ulladulla (Hughes, 2012). Victoria. Western Port (J. L. Barnard & Drummond, 1981).
IMCRA
Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Soft bottom, epizoic, clinging to the holothurian Cucumaria pentagona Quoy & Gaimard, and from sand, muddy sand, and gravel, 5.5–24 m depth.
General References
Barnard, J.L. & Drummond, M.M. 1981. Three corophioids (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Western Port, Victoria. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 93: 31-41 [38, figs 6, 7] (as Leipsuropus parasiticus)
Barnard, J.L. & Karaman, G.S. 1991. The families and genera of marine gammaridean Amphipoda (except marine gammaroids). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 13: 1-866 [662] (as Leipsuropus parasiticus)
Haswell, W.A. 1882. Catalogue of the Australian Stalk- and Sessile-eyed Crustacea. Addenda et corrigenda. Sydney : Australian Museum xxiv 324 pp., 4 pls. [271] (as Cyrtophium parasiticum)
Haswell, W.A. 1885. Notes on the Australian Amphipoda. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 10(1): 95-114 pls 10-18 [108, pl. 17 figs 1–7] (as Cyrtophium parasiticum)
Hughes, L.E. 2012. New and little-known Podoceridae (Peracarida: Amphipoda) of southern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 64(1): 71–120 [Date published 23 May 2012] [76–78, fig. 5]
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. [245] (catalogue as Leipsuropus parasiticus)
Springthorpe, R.T. & Lowry, J.K. 1994. Catalogue of crustacean type specimens in the Australian Museum: Malacostraca. Technical Reports of the Australian Museum 11: 1-134 [28] (as Leipsuropus parasiticus)
Stebbing, T.R.R. 1910. General catalogue of South African Crustacea (Part V of S.A. Crustacea, for the Marine Investigations in South Africa). Annals of the South African Museum 6(4): 281-593, pls 215–222 (as Leipsuropus parasiticus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | Leipsuropus Stebbing, 1899 | 31-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Lauren Hughes (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 29-Apr-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 08-Jun-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 28-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |