Species Mesanthura protei Kensley, 1980
- Mesanthura protei Kensley, B. 1980. Anthuridean isopod crustaceans from the International Indian Ocean Expedition, 1960–1965, in the Smithsonian Collections. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 304: 1-37 [30].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 171713 ♀, S of Inhambane, Mozambique, E Africa.
Paratype(s) USNM 171714–15.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
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
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, intertidal, marine, subtidal.
General References
Kensley, B. & Poore, G.C.B. 1982. Anthurids from the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia (Crustacea: Isopoda: Anthuridae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 95: 625-636 (Doubtful Australian record, figures of Australian material)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 05-Aug-2022 | 05-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 06-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 29-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |