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Species Periphylla periphylla (Péron & Lesueur, 1810)


Compiler and date details

June 2012 - Lisa-ann Gershwin

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Generic Combinations

  • Periphylla periphylla (Péron & Lesueur, 1810).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan.


Ecological Descriptors

Carnivorous, marine, mesopelagic, pelagic, planktonic.

 

Diagnosis

As for the genus.

 

Notes

Not previously reported in Australian waters. Found recently in museum samples from east of Brush Island (NSW) and north of Dampier (WA) (Gershwin, unpublished notes).

 

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