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Species Pelagia australis Péron & Lesueur, 1810


Compiler and date details

June 2012 - Lisa-ann Gershwin

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Distribution

States

South Australia


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

Diagnosis

Ombrelle sub-discoïde; quatre ovaires bleu de ciel disposés en croix, à son centre; des stries ramifiées son pourtour; rebord large entier; tentacules très-longs et trs-nombreux; hyaline; 8-10-12 centimtres; des iles Josphine.

 

Notes

Originally described from the Iles Joséphine, off modern-day Ceduna, near the top of the Great Australian Bight, under 'Pélagies Incertaines', this species has long been regarded as a junior synonym of the Mediterranean P. noctiluca. However, given that there is increasing evidence that the common Australian Pelagia is P. panopyra rather than P. noctiluca, the true identity of P. australis would be very interesting to resolve.

 

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)
13-Aug-2013 MODIFIED