Species Platyscelus ovoides (Risso, 1816)
- Typhis ovoides Risso, A. 1816. Histoire naturelle des Crustacés des environs de Nice. Paris : Libraire Grecque-Latine-Allemande 176 pp. 3 pls. [122, pl. 2(9)].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Gulf of Nice, France. - Platyscelus serratus Spence Bate, C. 1862. Catalogue of the Specimens of Amphipodous Crustacea in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum 399 pp. 58 pls. [330].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown (lost), not recorded. - Eutyphis globosus Claus, C. 1879. Die Gattungen und Arten der Platysceliden in Systematischer Uebersicht. Arbeiten aus dem Zoologischen Institut der Universitat Wien 2: 147-198 [reprint numbered as pp. 1–52] [158].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (lost), Messina, Mediterranean Sea. - Platyscelus intermedius Thomson, G.M. 1879. New Zealand Crustacea with descriptions of new species. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 11: 230-248 pl. 10 [244, pl. 10(D.4)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1928.12.1.2934–36 4 specimens, Ocean Beach, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Zeidler, W. 1992. Hyperiid amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea) collected recently from eastern Australian waters. Records of the Australian Museum 44(1): 85-133 [125]
- Zeidler, W. 1997. The hyperiid amphipod specimens in the Guérin-Méneville Collection surviving in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 148: 121-146
Generic Combinations
- Platyscelus ovoides (Risso, 1816).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Mainly tropical waters.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, pelagic.
General References
Tranter, H.A. 1977. Further studies of plankton ecosystems in the Eastern Indian Ocean. VII. Ecology of the Amphipoda. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 28: 645-662
Young, J.W. & Anderson, D.T. 1987. Hyperiid amphipods (Crustacea: Peracarida) from a warm-core eddy in the Tasman Sea. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38(6): 711-725
Zeidler, W. 1998. Pelagic amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea) collected from eastern and south-eastern Australian waters by the CSIRO vessel "Warreen" during the years 1938–1941. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) Monograph Series 4: 1-143 [120]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 01-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 01-Aug-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 07-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |