Species Merulana boydensis Lewis, 1998
- Merulana boydensis Lewis, F. 1998. New genera and species of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Oniscidea) from Australia. Journal of Natural History 32: 701-732 [726].
Type data:
Holotype AM P50638 ♂, close to Mt Emperor, near Jenolan Cave, Boyd Plateau, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM P50640 1♂ ♀♀.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Litter, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Under stones.
General References
Lillemets, B. & Wilson, G.D.F. 2002. Armadillidae (Crustacea: Isopoda) from Lord Howe Island: new taxa and biogeography. Records of the Australian Museum 54: 71-98 (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement included species in Pyrgoniscus)
Schmalfuss, H. 2003. World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie A (Biologie) 654: 1-341 (generic placement confirmed)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 05-Aug-2022 | 04-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 29-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |