Species Lestrigonus bengalensis Giles, 1887
- Lestrigonus bengalensis Giles, G.M. 1887. Natural history notes from H.M.'s Indian Marine Survey steamer "Investigator" Commander Alfred Carpenter, R.N., commanding. No. 6. On six new amphipods from the Bay of Bengal. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 56(2): 212-229 pls 3-8 [224, pls 6, 7].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, 100 miles from land in the Bay of Bengal. - Hyperia dysschistus Stebbing, T.R.R. 1888. Report on the Amphipoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 29: i-xxiv + 1-1713, 210 pls (3 vols) [1388, pl. 167].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 89.5.15.221 1♂ 2♀, off Cape Howe, VIC [37°33'S 149°54'E]. - Hyperia thoracica Bovallius, C. 1889. Contributions to a monograph of the Amphipoda Hyperiidea. Part 1: 2. The families Cyllopodidae, Paraphronimidae, Thaumatopsidae, Mimonectidae, Hyperiidae, Phronomidae and Anchylomeridae. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 22(7): 1-434 pls 1-18 [233, pl. 11(37-41)].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown (lost), Atlantic Ocean [13–20°N 43–50°W]. - Hyperia gilesi Bovallius, C. 1889. Contributions to a monograph of the Amphipoda Hyperiidea. Part 1: 2. The families Cyllopodidae, Paraphronimidae, Thaumatopsidae, Mimonectidae, Hyperiidae, Phronomidae and Anchylomeridae. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 22(7): 1-434 pls 1-18 [236].
Type data:
Status unknown, Lost, locality unknown. - Hyperia atlantica Vosseler, J. 1901. Die Amphipoden der Plankton-Expedition. I. Theil. Hyperiidea 1. Ergebnisse der Hamburger Magalhaensischen Sammelreise 2(G): i-viii, 1-129 pls 1-13 [67, pl. 6(5-15)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown 4♂, four stations of the Plankton-Expedition in the North and equatorial Atlantic Ocean [37.9°N 59.1°W; 2.6°S 14.6°W; 0.4°S 42'4°W; 0.2°S 47°W].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bowman, T.E. 1973. Pelagic amphipods of the genus Hyperia and closely related genera (Hyperiidea: Hyperiidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 136: 1-76 [50]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical/temperate, circumglobal.
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), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, pelagic.
General References
Bovallius, C. 1889. Contributions to a monograph of the Amphipoda Hyperiidea. Part 1: 2. The families Cyllopodidae, Paraphronimidae, Thaumatopsidae, Mimonectidae, Hyperiidae, Phronomidae and Anchylomeridae. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 22(7): 1-434 pls 1-18 [199] (considered Lestrigonus bengalensis more appropriately referred to Hyperia)
Bowman, T.E. 1973. Pelagic amphipods of the genus Hyperia and closely related genera (Hyperiidea: Hyperiidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 136: 1-76 [50]
Bowman, T.E. & McGuinness, M.M. 1982. Epipelagic amphipods of the family Hyperiidae from the International Indian Ocean Expedition, 1959–1965. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 359: 1-53 [3, 50]
Dakin, W.J. & Colefax, A.N. 1940. The plankton of the Australian coastal waters off New South Wales. Part I. Publications of the University of Sydney, Department of Zoology. Monograph 1: 1-215 [121] (as Hyperia hydrocephala)
Hurley, D.E. 1969. Amphipoda Hyperiidea. pp. 32-34, sheets 1-2 in American Geographical Society (ed.). Antarctic Map Folio Series, Folio 11. Distribution of selected groups of marine invertebrates in waters south of 35ºS latitude. New York : American Geographical Society. [pl. 19(map 5)] (as Hyperia medusarum)
Zeidler, W. 1978. Hyperiidea (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Queensland waters. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 59: 1-93 [8]
Zeidler, W. 1984. Distribution and abundance of some Hyperiidea (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in northern Queensland waters. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 35: 285-305 [291, 300]
Zeidler, W. 1998. Pelagic amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea) collected from eastern and south-eastern Australian waters by the CSIRO vessel "Warreen" during the years 1938–1941. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) Monograph Series 4: 1-143 [54]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 29-Apr-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |