Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

Species Ocyropsis maculata (Rang, 1828)

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Species Ocyropsis maculata (Rang, 1828)

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Amazonas, Brazil.


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

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Queensland: Great Barrier Reef

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Marine, pelagic, planktonic, planktovore.

 

Diagnosis

Ocyropsis with stomodaeum deeply indented in an hourglass shape; tentacular canals and reduced tentacular canals are present; substomodael comb rows extend aborally almost to the statocyst; typically with large diffuse dark spots on the lobes.

 

Notes

The name Ocyropsis maculata was not used by Rang (1828); he used the name Ocyroe tachee for his species with two large brown spots from the Antilles. The name was later changed by Lesson (1843) to O. maculata, although this name is almost always attributed to Rang.

 

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)
16-Dec-2015 CTENOPHORA Eschscholtz, 1829 31-May-2012 MODIFIED Dr Lisa Gershwin
12-Feb-2010 (import)