Species Petrarca madreporae Grygier, 1996
- Petrarca madreporae Grygier, M.J. 1996. Petraca madreporae n. sp. pp. 64-67 in Grygier, M.J. & Cairns, S.D. (eds). Suspected neoplasms in deep-sea corals (Scleractinia: Oculinidae: Madrepora spp.) reinterpreted as galls caused by Petraca madreporae n. sp. (Crustacea: Ascothoracida: Petracidae). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 24: 61-69 [64].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP Asc2360 specimen, near Kai Island, Banda Sea, 604-576 m (KARUBAR stn CP19) [5°15'52"-17'23"S, 133°00'01"-132°59'16"E].
Paratype(s) MNHP Asc2362, 2363 2 specimens; USNM 264084, 264085 2 pairs; PPPO 1 pair.Type host:
Madrepora oculata Linnaeus, 1758 [OCULINIDAE]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Seas around Hawaii, Japan, Indonesia; parasites themselves only known from Indonesia (Banda Sea), other records based on characteristic galls in dried corals (Australian occurrence inferred from dried infected corals in WAM).
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: NW oceanic
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope, endoparasitic (host(s): Madrepora spp. [OCULINIDAE] (in deep-water corals)), gallicolous, marine.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |