Genus Mothocya Costa, 1851

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Genus Mothocya Costa, 1851

Mothocya Costa, A. in Hope, F.W. 1851. Catalogo dei crostacei Italiani e di molti altri de Mediterraneo per Fr. Gugl. Hope. Napoli : Stabilimento Tipografico di Fr. Azzolino Vico Gerolomini num. 10, 48 pp., 2 figs. [48].
Type species:
Mothocya epimerica Costa, 1851 by subsequent designation, see Bruce, N.L. 1986. Revision of the isopod crustacean genus Mothocya Costa, in Hope, 1851 (Cymothoidae: Flabellifera), parasitic on marine fishes. Journal of Natural History 20: 1089-1192.
Irona Schioedte, J.C. & Meinert, F. 1884. Symbolae ad monographium Cymothoarum Crustaeorum Isopodum familiae IV. Cymothoidae Trib. II. Cymothoinae. Trib. III. Livonecinae. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift. Kjøbenhavn 3 14: 221-454, pls 6-18 [381].
Type species (included species):
Livoneca renardi Bleeker, 1857; Irona vatia Schioedte & Meinert, 1884; Irona melanosticta Schioedte & Meinert, 1884; Irona nana Schioedte & Meinert, 1884

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Bruce, N.L. 1986. Revision of the isopod crustacean genus Mothocya Costa, in Hope, 1851 (Cymothoidae: Flabellifera), parasitic on marine fishes. Journal of Natural History 20: 1089-1192 [1092]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan.

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.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Central E coast, G. Aust. Bight, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Carp., Lower E coast, Lower W coast, N coast, NE coast, S Gulfs coast, SW coast, Tas. Coast
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia

Distribution References

Bruce, N.L. 1986. Revision of the isopod crustacean genus Mothocya Costa, in Hope, 1851 (Cymothoidae: Flabellifera), parasitic on marine fishes. Journal of Natural History 20: 1089-1192

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
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

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