Species Pseudambasia acuticaudata (Ledoyer, 1984)
- Parambasia acuticaudata Ledoyer, M. 1984. Les gammariens (Crustacea: Amphipoda) des herbiers de phanérogames marines de Nouvelle Calédonie (région de Nouméa). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] ns A. zool. 129: 1-113 [84, fig 41].
Type data:
Holotype MNHN ♀ 3 mm, intertidal seagrasses, Îlot Maître, South-west Lagoon, New Caledonia, western South Pacific Ocean [~22°16’S 166°26’E].
Generic Combinations
- Pseudambasia acuticaudata (Ledoyer, 1984). —
Lowry, J.K. & Stoddart, H.E. 1995. The Amphipoda (Crustacea) of Madang Lagoon: Lysianassidae, Opisidae, Uristidae, Wandinidae and Stegocephalidae. pp. 97-174 in Lowry, J.K. The Amphipoda (Crustacea) of Madang Lagoon, Papua New Guinea, Part 1. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 22: 1-174 [113, figs 8, 9]
Lowry, J.K. & Stoddart, H.E. 2009. Lysianassidae. pp. 561-597 in Lowry, J.K. & Myers, A.A. (eds). Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Zootaxa 2260: 1-930 [565, figs 3, 4, pl. 4C]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Lizard Island (Lowry & Stoddart 2009), Orpheus Island (Kilgallen & Lowry, 2013), Great Barrier Reef, Australia; Society Islands, Rurutu, Austral Isles, French Polynesia (Lowry & Stoddart 1994); Îlot Maître, New Caledonia (Ledoyer 1984); Madang Lagoon, Papua New Guinea (Lowry & Stoddart 1995).
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Ledoyer, M. 1984. Les gammariens (Crustacea: Amphipoda) des herbiers de phanérogames marines de Nouvelle Calédonie (région de Nouméa). Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] ns A. zool. 129: 1-113
- Lowry, J.K. & Stoddart, H.E. 1995. The Amphipoda (Crustacea) of Madang Lagoon: Lysianassidae, Opisidae, Uristidae, Wandinidae and Stegocephalidae. pp. 97-174 in Lowry, J.K. The Amphipoda (Crustacea) of Madang Lagoon, Papua New Guinea, Part 1. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 22: 1-174
Ecological Descriptors
Coral rubble, marine, sand bottom marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Littoral (0 to 30 m), intertidal seagrasses
General References
Barnard, J.L. & Karaman, G.S. 1991. The families and genera of marine gammaridean Amphipoda (except marine gammaroids). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 13: 1-866 [514] (as Parambasia acuticaudata)
Kilgallen, N.N. & Lowry, J.K. 2013. The lysianassid genus Pseudambasia in Australian waters (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Lysianassidae, Lysianassinae). Zootaxa 3710(4): 301–321 [302]
Lowry, J.K. & Stoddart, H.E. 1994. Crustacea Amphipoda: Lysianassoids from the tropical western South Pacific Ocean. pp. 127-223 in Crosnier, A. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 12. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 161: 1-520 [182] (as Parambasia acuticaudata)
Lowry, J.K. & Stoddart, H.E. 2009. Lysianassidae. pp. 561-597 in Lowry, J.K. & Myers, A.A. (eds). Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Zootaxa 2260: 1-930 [565-568, figs 3, 4, pl. 4C]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | Pseudambasia Stephensen, 1927 | 25-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 28-May-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 20-Apr-2010 | (import) |