Species Podocerus brasiliensis Dana, 1853
- Platophium brasiliense Dana, J.D. 1853. Crustacea, Part II. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. 14: 689-1618 [838, pl. 55, fig. 9].
Type data:
Neotype MNRJ MNRJ 25511 ♂, Lagoa de Itaipu, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [22°57’S 43°2’W].Type locality references:
Hughes, Lauren E. 2016. Designation of neotypes for Cyrtophium orientale Dana, 1853, Podocerus brasiliensis (Dana, 1853) and P. cristatus (Thomson, 1879) and the description of a new species Podocerus cyrenensis (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Podoceridae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 34: 312–330 [Date published 29 June 2016] [316]. - Platophium synaptochair Walker, A.O. 1904. Report on the Amphipoda collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. Ceylon Pearl Oyster Fisheries Supplement Report 17: 229-300 [296, pl. 8, fig. 52].
Type locality references:
Walker, A.O. 1904. Report on the Amphipoda collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. Ceylon Pearl Oyster Fisheries Supplement Report 17: 229-300 [296-297].
Generic Combinations
- Podocerus brasiliensis (Dana, 1853). —
Stebbing, T.R.R. 1906. Amphipoda I. Gammaridae. Das Tierreich 21: 1-806 [704]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australia. Queensland: One Tree Island and Thursday Island (Kilgallen, 2009a). Brazil. Rio de Janeiro (Dana, 1853). India. Quilon, Kerala; Gulf of Manaar (Rabindranath, 1972). Mozambique. Maputo Bay (Ortiz & Silva, 1990). Sri Lanka. Galle Harbour and Galle Bay; Kondatchi Paar; Periya Paar Kerrai; East Cheval Paar (Walker, 1904). USA. Pearl Harbour, Hawaii (J.L. Barnard, 1971).
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Distribution References
- Hughes, Lauren E. 2016. Designation of neotypes for Cyrtophium orientale Dana, 1853, Podocerus brasiliensis (Dana, 1853) and P. cristatus (Thomson, 1879) and the description of a new species Podocerus cyrenensis (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Podoceridae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 34: 312–330 [Date published 29 June 2016] [316]
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Littoral (0 to 30 m), associated with turfing brown algae and Padina sp., tufts of red algae and Halimeda sp., 2–18 m. Often found as a fouling organism on pilings and the hull of ships (Kilgallen, 2009).
General References
Kilgallen, N.M. 2009. Podoceridae. pp. 841-860 in Lowry, J.K. & Myers, A.A. (eds). Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Zootaxa 2260: 1-930 [842-844]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 21-Apr-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 14-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-May-2010 | ADDED |