Species Melita ophiocola Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005
- Melita ophiocola Lowry, J.K. & Springthorpe, R.T. 2005. New and little-known melitid amphipods from Australian waters (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Melitidae). Records of the Australian Museum 57(2): 237-302 [294, figs 58-61].
Type data:
Holotype AM P55192 ♀ 9.6 mm, west side, Bottle and Glass Rocks, Port Jackson, NSW [33°50.9'S 151°16.15'E].
Paratype(s) AM P46263 ♂; AM P46264 ♀; AM P25456 8 specimens; AM P55193 1 specimen; AM P55194 1 specimen; AM P55199 4 specimens; AM P55200 9 specimens; AM P55195 27 specimens; AM P55196 5 specimens; AM P55197 4 specimens, west side, Bottle and Glass Rocks, Port Jackson, NSW [33°50.9'S 151°16.15'E]; AM P55198 1 specimen, west side, Bottle and Glass Rocks, Port Jackson, NSW [33°50.9'S 151°16.15'E]; AM P55236 2 specimens, west side, Bottle and Glass Rocks, Port Jackson, NSW [33°50.9'S 151°16.15'E]; AM P55241 18 specimens, west side, Bottle and Glass Rocks, Port Jackson, NSW [33°50.9'S 151°16.15'E]; AM P55242 18 specimens, west side, Bottle and Glass Rocks, Port Jackson, NSW [33°50.9'S 151°16.15'E]; AM P55245 11 specimens, west side, Bottle and Glass Rocks, Port Jackson, NSW [33°50.9'S 151°16.15'E]; AM P55240 3 specimens, south of Vaucluse Point, Port Jackson, NSW [33°52'S 151°17'E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Lower E coast
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Littoral (0 to 30 m), 4 m, under rock on coarse sand shell bottoms. Living in the ambulacral groove of the ophiuroid Ophionereis schayeri (Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005) and probably feeding on Ophionereis schayeri food bolus (Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005).
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 | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 18-Jun-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |