Species Litogynodiastylis turgida (Hale, 1928)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Gynodiastylis turgidus Hale, H.M. 1928. Australian Cumacea. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 52: 31-48 [42, figs 11, 12].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA C1750 ♀ ovigerous, Robe, SA, 5.5 m (as 3 fm).

Generic Combinations

• Litogynodiastylis turgida (Hale, 1928). —
  Gerken, S. 2001. The Gynodiastylidae (Crustacea: Cumacea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 59(1): 1-276 [24, figs. 87, 182 J-L]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

From stones, attracted to underwater light, 10–115 m depth.

General References

Gerken, S. 2001. The Gynodiastylidae (Crustacea: Cumacea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 59(1): 1-276 [24, figs 87, 182J-L]

Hale, H.M. 1936. Cumacea from a South Australian reef. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 5: 404-438 [420] (description of adult male)

History of changes