• Protogeton Mayer, P. 1903. Die Caprellidae der Siboga-Expedition. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 34: 1-160 pls 1-10 [28].

  Type species:

   Protogeton inflatus Mayer, 1903 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Sulawesi, Philippines, Japan.

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: Great Barrier Reef
• Papua New Guinea

Oriental Region

• Indonesia
• Philippines

Palaearctic Region

• Japan

General References

McCain, J.C. & Steinberg, J.E. 1970. Part 2. Amphipoda I Caprellidea I Fam. Caprellidae. pp. 1-78 in Gruner, H.-E & Holthuis, L.B. (eds). Crustaceorum Catalogus. Den Haag : Dr W. Junk N.V. [70]

History of changes

• Protogeton inflatus Mayer, P. 1903. Die Caprellidae der Siboga-Expedition. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 34: 1-160 pls 1-10 [28, pl. 1, fig. 13, pl. 6, figs 29-32, pl. 9, figs. 11, 35, 51].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZMA 107194 ♀ and ♂, Donggala, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

  Secondary source:

   Guerra-García, J.M. 2006. Caprellidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the Great Barrier Reef and adjacent localities. Records of the Australian Museum 58: 417-458 [443, fig.28].

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Sulawesi, Philippines, Japan, Papua New Guinea.

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: Great Barrier Reef
• Papua New Guinea

Oriental Region

• Indonesia
• Philippines

Palaearctic Region

• Japan

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Littoral (0 to 30 m).

History of changes