Species Parasmittina delicatula (Busk, 1884)
Compiler and date details
July 2001 - Dr Philip Bock
- Mucronella delicatula Busk, G. 1884. Polyzoa. Pt. I. Cheilostomata. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 10: xiv, 216 [156].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1887.12.9.620 1 colony (selected by Hayward & Parker, 1994), off Honolulu (Challenger). - Mucronella avicularis Macgillivray, P.H. 1887. Descriptions of new or little-known Polyzoa. Part 10. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 23: 34-38 [35].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F45807 1 slide, Port Phillip Heads. - Smittia unispinosa Waters, A.W. 1889. Bryozoa from New South Wales, pt. 4. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 4: 1-24 [15].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MMUE 4224 1 colony; MMUE 4237 1 colony; MMUE 10926 1 colony.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Hayward, P.J. & Parker, S.A. 1994. Notes on some species of Parasmittina Osburn, 1952 (Bryozoa: Cheilostomatida). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 110: 53-75 [57]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia
IMCRA
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, NE coast, S Gulfs coast
- Hawaii
Nearctic Region
- United States of America
Palaearctic Region
- Japan
Ecological Descriptors
Colonial, continental shelf, filter-feeder, sessile.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2014 | BRYOZOA Ehrenberg, 1831 | 25-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson (NMV) Elizabeth Greaves (NMV) |
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |