Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

Species Paradella dianae (Menzies, 1962)

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Species Paradella dianae (Menzies, 1962)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Brazil, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Marshall Ils, Pakistan, Spain.

Introduced from probably Americas.


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), 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: Central E coast, Lower E coast, Lower W coast, NE coast

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, marine.

 

General References

Harrison, K. & Holdich, D.M. 1982. Revision of the genera Dynamene, Ischyromene, Dynamenopsis and Cymodocella (Crustacea: Isopoda), including a new genus and five new species of sphaeromatids from Queensland waters. Journal of Crustacean Biology 2: 84-119 (distribution, introduction)

Hass, C.G. & Knott, B. 1998. Sphaeromatid isopod from the Swan River, Western Australia: diversity, distribution, and geographic sources. Crustaceana 71: 36-46 (record from WA)

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)

Javed, W. & Ahmed, R. 1987. On the occurrence of Paradella dianae (Menzies, 1962) a genus and species of Sphaeromatidae (Isopoda, Flabellifera) in the Arabian Sea. Crustaceana 53: 215-217 (record from Pakistan)

Menzies, R.J. & Glynn, P.W. 1968. The common marine isopod Crustacea of Puerto Rico. A handbook for marine biologists. Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen 51: 1-133 (distribution, as Dynamenella dianae Menzies, 1962)

Rodríguez, A., Drake, P. & Arias, A.M. 1992. First records of Paracerceis sculpta (Holmes, 1904) and Paradella dianae (Menzies, 1962) (Isopoda, Sphaeromatidae) at the Atlantic coast of Europe. Crustaceana 63: 94-97 (record from Spain)

 

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)
05-Aug-2022 04-May-2011 MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022 29-Jun-2010 MODIFIED
29-Mar-2010 MODIFIED