Genus Megalocercus Chun, 1888
- Megalocercus Chun, C. 1888. Die pelagische Thierwelt in grösseren Meerestiefen und ihre Beziehungen zu der Oberflächenfauna. Bibliotheca Zoologica, Stuttgart 1(1): 1-66 pls i-v [40].
Type species:
Megalocercus abyssorum Chun, 1887 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Indian Ocean, west Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
Palaearctic Region
- Japan
Distribution References
- Lohmann, H. 1933. Appendicularia. pp. 3-192 in Kükenthal, W. & Krumbach, T. (eds). Handbuch der Zoologie. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter Vol. 5(2).
- Tokioka, T. 1960. Studies on the distribution of appendicularians and some thaliaceans of the North Pacific, with some morphological notes. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 8(2): 351-443
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) |
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| 28-Aug-2014 | MODIFIED |