Species Porcellidium londonarum Harris, 1994

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Species Porcellidium londonarum Harris, 1994

Porcellidium londonarum Harris, V.A. 1994. New species belonging to the family Porcellidiidae (Harpacticoida: Copepoda) from Kioloa, New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 46: 303-340 [333] [emendation; correction for P. londonii. See Wells (2007)].
Porcellidium londonii Harris, V.A. 1994. New species belonging to the family Porcellidiidae (Harpacticoida: Copepoda) from Kioloa, New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 46: 303-340 [333].
Type data:
Holotype AM P42318 ♀ (washed from stones encrusted with pink Lithothamnion in the infra littoral fringe, sheltered bay on north side of O'Hara Head, Kioloa; coll. 19 Jan., 1977, V.A.P. Harris), Kioloa, New South Wales [35°30'S 150°22'E].
Paratype(s) AM P42319 1♂ (washed from stones encrusted with pink Lithothamnion in the infra littoral fringe, sheltered bay on north side of O'Hara Head, Kioloa; coll. 19 Jan., 1977, V.A.P. Harris), Kioloa, New South Wales [35°30'S 150°22'E]; AM P42320 2♀ 2♂ (washed from stones encrusted with pink Lithothamnion in the infra littoral fringe, sheltered bay on north side of O'Hara Head, Kioloa; coll. 19 Jan., 1977, V.A.P. Harris), Kioloa, New South Wales [35°30'S 150°22'E]; BMNH 1992.516.522 4♀ 2♂ (washed from stones encrusted with pink Lithothamnion in the infra littoral fringe, sheltered bay on north side of O'Hara Head, Kioloa; coll. 19 Jan., 1977, V.A.P. Harris), Kioloa, New South Wales [35°30'S 150°22'E]; ZANU Po.SA [Ki.35, Ki. 1] 6♀ 15♂, 6 juveniles (washed from stones encrusted with pink Lithothamnion in the infra littoral fringe, sheltered bay on north side of O'Hara Head, Kioloa; coll. 19 Jan., 1977, V.A.P. Harris), Kioloa, New South Wales [35°30'S 150°22'E].

Distribution

States

New South Wales

Extra Distribution Information

Cronulla (Sydney), Merimbula and Broulee.

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

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Collected from rocks encrusted with 'Lithothamnion' in the infralittoral fringe.

ID Keys

see Walker-Smith (2001).

Diagnosis References

Harris, V.A. 1994. New species belonging to the family Porcellidiidae (Harpacticoida: Copepoda) from Kioloa, New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 46: 303-340 [333]

General References

Harris, V.A. 1994. New species belonging to the family Porcellidiidae (Harpacticoida: Copepoda) from Kioloa, New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 46: 303-340 [333] (diagnosis)

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)

Wells, J.B.J. 2007. An annotated checklist and keys to the species of Copepoda Harpacticoida (Crustacea). Zootaxa 1568: 1-872

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)
19-Jun-2014	PORCELLIDIIDAE Boeck, 1865	18-Jun-2014	MODIFIED	ABRS
26-Jul-2012		26-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED

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