Species Leucothea filmersankeyi Gershwin, Zeidler & Davie, 2010
- Leucothea filmersankeyi Gershwin, L., Zeidler, W. & Davie, P.J.F. 2010. Ctenophora of Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3): 1-45 [28-33, figs. 4A–D].
Type data:
Holotype QVM QVM-20:4196 (Observed for 3 days in captivity then preserved in EtOH; 10 cm TL live.), Stanley Jetty, Stanley, Tasmania, 8.03.2009, at surface in 1 m of water [40 46’02.4"S, 145 18’19.1"E].
Paratype(s) QVM QVM-20:4197 (13 cm TL live), Same coll. data as holotype.
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Bass Strait Shelf Province (35)
Diagnosis
Leucothea with body to about 15 cm in length; with long, narrow, blind tentacular pits; with long, slender papillae; with ctene rows about 3/4 length of lobes, broad; with bimorphic diverticula beneath ctene rows; with pale orange tint to core of body, lacking other colouration.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTENOPHORA Eschscholtz, 1829 | 31-May-2012 | ADDED | Dr Lisa Gershwin |