Species Pedicellina whiteleggii Johnston & Walker, 1917
- Pedicellina whiteleggii Johnston, T.H. & Walker, M.J. 1917. A new species of Pedicellina from Sydney Harbour. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 29: 60-63 [60].
Type data:
Lectotype SAMA E942 (under stones in the intertidal zone), Port Jackson, NSW.
Paralectotype(s) SAMA E943, Port Jackson, NSW.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, 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)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Lower E coast, S Gulfs coast
- New Zealand
- North Island
- South Island
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Found under rocks and overhangs, on encrusting Bryozoa, serpulid polychaetes, solitary ascidians, and other living and non-living substrata in the low intertidal and shallow subtidal.
General References
Wasson, K. 1995. The kamptozoan Pedicellina whiteleggii Johnston and Walker, 1917 and other pedicellinids in Australia and New Zealand. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 28: 131-141 [132]
Wasson, K. & Shepherd, S.A. 1997. Nodding heads (Phylum Kamptozoa or Entoprocta). pp. 975-992 in Shepherd, S.A. & Davies, M. (eds). Marine Invertebrates of Southern Australia. Pt 3. Adelaide : South Australia Fauna and Flora Handbooks Committee.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |