Species Porcellidium phyllosporum Harris & Robertson, 1994
- Porcellidium phyllosporum 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 [285].
Type data:
Holotype AM P35445 ♀ (collected from Phyllospora comosa on 3 Dec. 1982 by V.A.P. Harris), Lookout Point, Twofold Bay, Eden, NSW [37°06'S 149°54'E].
Paratype(s) AM P35446 1♂ (collected from Phyllospora comosa on 3 Dec. 1982 by V.A.P. Harris), Lookout Point, Twofold Bay, Eden, NSW [37°06'S 149°54'E]; AM P35447 3♀ (ovigerous), 2♂, 1♂ coupled to juvenile ♀ (collected from Phyllospora comosa on 3 Dec. 1982 by V.A.P. Harris), Lookout Point, Twofold Bay, Eden, NSW [37°06'S 149°54'E]; BMNH [Tb.2] 1992.470-473 3♀ 1♂ (collected from Phyllospora comosa on 3 Dec. 1982 by V.A.P. Harris), Lookout Point, Twofold Bay, Eden, NSW [37°06'S 149°54'E]; ZANU Po.P[Tb.2] 21♀ 10♂ (collected from Phyllospora comosa on 3 Dec. 1982 by V.A.P. Harris), Lookout Point, Twofold Bay, Eden, NSW [37°06'S 149°54'E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Twofold Bay near Eden, Broulee and Kioloa, NSW
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Lower E coast
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Diagnosis
This species is a deep orange-brown colour. It is easily distinguished by its large size, very broad rostrum, shape of the urosome, quadrate caudal rami and peg fields on the P1 endopod (see Harris & Robertson 1994)
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 [285-288] (description of new species)
General References
Harris, V.A. 2014. Porcellidiidae of Australia (Harpacticoida, Copepoda). I. A Reassessment of the European Species of Porcellidium. Records of the Australian Museum 66(2): 63–110
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
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2014 | PORCELLIDIIDAE Boeck, 1865 | 12-Jun-2014 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 26-Jul-2012 | 26-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |