Species Pseudoceros peripurpureus Newman & Cannon, 1994
- Pseudoceros peripurpureus 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 G210457 (reef slope, 21 m (depth), 6.ii.1992, wholemount), Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°27'S 151°55'E].
Paratype(s) QM G210456, 458 (reef slope, night, 21 m (depth), wholemount and longitudinal sections), Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°27'S 151°55'E].
Introduction
Newman & Cannon (1994) observed that this species is similar superficially to Pseudoceros caeruleocinctus Hyman, 1959; they were unable to determine if the specimens from Heron Island would be best attributed to P. caeruleocinctus, despite examining the holotype, because of the poor condition of the type material.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, reef slope, 10-21 m (depth); active at night, rare.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "TURBELLARIA" | 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED | Dr Kathryn Hall |