Species Mallacoota balara Berents, 1983
- Mallacoota balara Berents, P.B. 1983. The Melitidae of Lizard Island and adjacent reefs, The Great Barrier Reef, Australia (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Records of the Australian Museum 35: 101-143 [133, figs 25, 26].
Type data:
Holotype AM P30133 ♂, fringing reef, between Bird Islet and South Island, Lizard Island, QLD [14°42'S 145°28'E].
Paratype(s) AM P30134 1♀, fringing reef, between Bird Islet and South Island, Lizard Island, QLD; AM P30135 2 specimens, fringing reef, between Bird Islet and South Island, Lizard Island, QLD; AM P30136 1♂, Reef Rock, Yonge Reef, near Lizard Island, QLD; AM P30137 4 specimens, off Mangrove Beach, Lizard Island, QLD; USNM 190700 1 specimen, Lizard Island, QLD; AM P30138 2 specimens, fringing reef, between Bird Islet and South Island, Lizard Island, QLD; USNM 190701 1 specimen, Lizard Island, QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, marine, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Algae.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 30-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 17-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |