Species Pseudoceros heronensis Newman & Cannon, 1994
- Pseudoceros heronensis 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.
Type data:
Holotype QM G210462 (reef crest, 17.viii.1992, wholemount), Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°27'S 151°55'E].
Paratype(s) QM G210465 (reef crest, 8.ix.1992, longitudinal section), Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°27'S 151°55'E].
Introduction
This species is common at Heron Island and is found under boulders. Specimens are found usually feeding on colonial ascidians.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, reef crest (see Newman & Cannon, 1994).
Point Cartwright, Mooloolaba (see Litvaitis et al. 2019).
Australian Endemic.
Distribution References
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 12-Apr-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| "TURBELLARIA" | 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED | Dr Kathryn Hall |