Species Pseudobiceros bedfordi (Laidlaw, 1903)
- Pseudoceros bedfordi Laidlaw, F.F. 1903. Notes on some marine Turbellaria from Torres Strait and the Pacific, with description of new species. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society 47(Art. 5): 1-12.
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown painting only, Singapore. - Pseudoceros micronesianus Hyman, 1955.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1994. Pseudoceros and Pseudobiceros (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida, Pseudocerotidae) from eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 37: 205-266
Generic Combinations
- Pseudobiceros bedfordi (Laidlaw, 1903). —
Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1994. Pseudoceros and Pseudobiceros (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida, Pseudocerotidae) from eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 37: 205-266
Introduction
Faubel (1984) first gave the combination of Pseudobiceros bedfordi (Laidlaw, 1903). This species was redescribed by Newman & Cannon (1997) based on material collected from throughout the Indo-west Pacific (Indonesia, Western Australia, Great Barrier Reef, and Marshall Islands).
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Enewetak, Marshall Islands. Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Coral Bay, Western Australia, Australia. Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Madang and Laing Island, Papua New Guinea. See Newman & Cannon (1997).
Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, reef slope, 7-10 m (depth).
Madang, Papua New Guinea, reef slope, night. Laing Island, eastern Papua New Guinea, reef flat, 1 m (depth). Also Micronesia and Philippines (cited in text, not observed; holotype of Pseudoceros micronesianus Hyman, 1955 from Micronesia examined and attributed to P. bedfordi by Neman & Cannon (1994). See Newman & Cannon (1994).
Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. See Litvaitis & Newman (2001) and Litvaitis et al. (2019).
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Litvaitis, M.K., Bolaños, D.M. & Quiroga, S.Y. 2019. Systematic congruence in Polycladida (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora): are DNA and morphology telling the same story? Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186: 865–891 (See supplementary material)
- Litvaitis, M.K. & Newman, L.J. 2001. A molecular framework for the phylogeny of the Pseudocerotidae (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida). Hydrobiologia 444: 177-182
- Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1994. Pseudoceros and Pseudobiceros (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida, Pseudocerotidae) from eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 37: 205-266
- Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1997. Nine new species of Pseudobiceros (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from the Indo-Pacific. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 45: 341-368
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 12-Apr-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| 17-Aug-2015 | "TURBELLARIA" | 12-Aug-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| "TURBELLARIA" | 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED | Dr Kathryn Hall |