Species Paracerceis sculpta (Holmes, 1904)

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Species Paracerceis sculpta (Holmes, 1904)

Dynamene sculpta Holmes, S.J. 1904. Remarks on the sexes of sphaeromids with a description of a new species of Dynamene. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 3, Zool. 3: 296-306 [300].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, San Clemente Is., Ca., USA.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Hong Kong, California, Mexico, Hawaii, Brazil, Mediterrranean, see Hewitt, C.L. & Campbell, M.L. 2001. The Australian distribution of the introduced sphaeromatid isopod, Paracerceis sculpta. Crustaceana 74: 925–936.

Introduced from USA probably.

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

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), 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, Lower E coast, Lower W coast, NE coast, S Gulfs coast

Distribution References

Hewitt, C.L. & Campbell, M.L. 2001. The Australian distribution of the introduced sphaeromatid isopod, Paracerceis sculpta. Crustaceana 74: 925-936

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

General References

Harrison, K. & Holdich, D.M. 1982. New eubranchiate sphaeromatid isopods from Queensland waters. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20: 421-446 (introduction)

Hewitt, C.L. & Campbell, M.L. 2001. The Australian distribution of the introduced sphaeromatid isopod, Paracerceis sculpta. Crustaceana 74: 925-936 (distribution in Australia and world)

Hutchings, P.A., van der Velde, J.T. & Keable, S.J. 1987. Guidelines for the conducting of surveys for detecting introductions of non-indigenous marine species by ballast water and other vectors – and a review of marine introductions to Australia. Occasional Report of the Australian Museum 3: 1-147 (introduction)

Poore, G.C.B. & Storey, M. 1999. Soft sediment Crustacea of Port Phillip Bay. Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests, CSIRO Marine Research, Technical Report 20: 150-170 [158] (record from Port Phillip Bay, synonymy)

History of changes

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

Published	Action Date	Action Type
05-Aug-2022	04-May-2011	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022	29-Jun-2010	MODIFIED
	29-Mar-2010	MODIFIED

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