Species Munidion laterale Richardson, 1910

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Regional Maps

• Munidion laterale Richardson, H. 1910. Marine isopods collected in the Philippines by U.S. Fisheries Steamer "Albatross" in 1907–1908. Department of Commerce Bureau of Fisheries Document 736: 1-44 [36].

  Type data:

   Holotype USNM 40923 ?♀ possibly with ♂, Dumalag Is., Philippines at a depth of 135 fathoms, in mud, (in brachial cavity of a galatheid) [7°00´00"N 125°137´00"E (sic)].

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Philippines.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • 200 mile fishing zone: SE oceanic
  • New South Wales

Ecological Descriptors

Continental slope, ectoparasitic, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Parasitic on Munida spp. (Galatheidae).

 

General References

Poore, G.C.B., Markham, J.C. & Lew Ton, H.M. in Poore, G.C.B. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Syncarida, Peracarida: Isopoda, Tanaidacea, Mictacea, Thermosbaenacea, Spelaeogriphacea. In Houston, W.W.K. & Beesley, P.L. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.2A. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. xii 434 pp. (Australian record based on material in Australian Museum)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
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