Genus Platysphaera Holdich & Harrison, 1981

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Genus Platysphaera Holdich & Harrison, 1981

Platysphaera Holdich, D.M. & Harrison, K. 1981. Platybranch sphaeromatids (Crustacea: Isopoda) from the Australian region with description of a new genus. Records of the Australian Museum 33: 617-643 [637].
Type species:
Platysphaera membranata Holdich & Harrison, 1981 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia.

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.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: NE coast, NW coast
- 200 mile fishing zone: NW oceanic
- Coral Sea Islands Territory
- Queensland
- Western Australia

Distribution References

Bruce, N.L. 1994. The Cassidininae Hansen, 1905 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae) of Australia. Journal of Natural History 28: 1077-1173

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
05-Aug-2022	04-May-2011	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022	29-Jun-2010	MODIFIED
	29-Mar-2010	MODIFIED

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