Species Porcellidium hormosirii Harris & Robertson, 1994
- Porcellidium hormosirii Harris, V.A. & Robertson, H.M. 1994. New species belonging to the family Porcellidiidae (Harpacticoida: Copepoda) from the southern coast of New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 46: 257-301 [263].
Type data:
Holotype AM P35432 ♀ (collected from Hormosira banksii at midtide level on rocky shore; coll. 24 Nov. 1976, V.A.P. Harris), O'Hara Head, Kioloa [35°32'S 150°24'E].
Paratype(s) AM P35433 1♂ (collected from Hormosira banksii at midtide level on rocky shore; coll. 24 Nov. 1976, V.A.P. Harris), O'Hara Head, Kioloa [35°32'S 150°24'E]; AM P35434 4♀ 3♂, 1 other (collected from Hormosira banksii at midtide level on rocky shore; coll. 24 Nov. 1976, V.A.P. Harris), O'Hara Head, Kioloa [35°32'S 150°24'E]; AM P35435 (collected from Hormosira banksii; coll. 21 Aug. 1975, V.A.P. Harris), Cronulla, Sydney, New South Wales; BMNH 1992.383-389 4♀ 3♂, Cronulla, Sydney, New South Wales; ZANU Po.F.[Ki.24] 156♀ 152♂, 147 juvenile (this collection of paratypes includes those illustrated in Harris and Robertson (1994) and the remaining type population).
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
O'Hara Head, Kioloa, NSW
Known only from type locality.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Collected from Hormosira banksii, Ecklonia, Colpomenia, Lobophora and Sargassum.
ID Keys
see Walker-Smith (2001).
Diagnosis References
Harris, V.A. & Robertson, H.M. 1994. New species belonging to the family Porcellidiidae (Harpacticoida: Copepoda) from the southern coast of New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 46: 257-301 [263]
Notes
Porcellidium hormosirii occurs higher in the eulittoral than any other known species of Porcellidium. It is found as high as the mean tide level on Hormosira banksii, which dominates the midlittoral zone on rocky NSW shores. It is also found in the infralittoral fringe in low level Hormosira, and less frequently on Ecklonia, Colpomenia, Lobophora, and Sargassum (From Harris & Robertson 1994).
General References
Harris, V.A. 2014a. Porcellidiidae of Australia (Harpacticoida, Copepoda). I. A Reassessment of the European Species of Porcellidium. Records of the Australian Museum 66(2): 63–110
Harris, V.A. 2014b. Porcellidiidae of Australia (Harpacticoida, Copepoda). III. Synopsis of genera and species. Records of the Australian Museum 66(2): 167–196 [Date published 2 April 2014]
Harris, V.A. & Robertson, H.M. 1994. New species belonging to the family Porcellidiidae (Harpacticoida: Copepoda) from the southern coast of New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 46: 257-301 [263]
Walker-Smith, G.K. 2001. Porcellidium poorei, a new species of Porcellidiidae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from seagrass in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia, and a review of the family. Journal of Crustacean Biology 21: 653-664 (key)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2014 | PORCELLIDIIDAE Boeck, 1865 | 17-Jun-2014 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 26-Jul-2012 | 26-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |