Species Paralycaea hoylei Stebbing, 1888

Museums

Regional Maps

• Paralycaea hoylei Stebbing, T.R.R. 1888. Report on the Amphipoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 29: i-xxiv + 1-1713, 210 pls (3 vols) [1570, pl. 210(E)].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 89.5.15.313 ♀, Atlantic Ocean, off coast of Africa [09°09'N 16°41'W].
• Paralycaea gracilis newtoniana Pirlot, J.M. 1930. Les amphipodes de l'expédition du Siboga. Première Partie. Les Amphipodes hypérides (a l'exception des Thaumatopsidae et des Oxycephalidae). Siboga Expéditie Monographie 33a: 1-55 [30, fig. 10II].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (possibly ZMA), south east of Pearl Bank, Sulu Archipelago; near Salibabu Island, between the Celebes Sea and the Pacific Ocean; near Ternate, Maluku Strait; near Manipa Island, Manipa Strait; near Binongka Island, Banda Sea; Banda Sea [4°16.5'S 130°15.8'E].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Zeidler, W. 1998. Pelagic amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea) collected from eastern and south-eastern Australian waters by the CSIRO vessel "Warreen" during the years 1938–1941. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) Monograph Series 4: 1-143 [85]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Widely distributed in tropical regions, but difficult to determine due to past taxonomic confusion.

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), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • 200 mile fishing zone: NE oceanic, SE oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Marine, pelagic.

 

General References

Zeidler, W. 1998. Pelagic amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea) collected from eastern and south-eastern Australian waters by the CSIRO vessel "Warreen" during the years 1938–1941. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) Monograph Series 4: 1-143 [85, figs 49, 50]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Aug-2022	AMPHIPODA	29-Apr-2013	MODIFIED	Dr Jim Lowry (AM)
05-Aug-2022		22-Nov-2012	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022		16-Dec-2011	MODIFIED
		09-Mar-2010	MODIFIED