Species Pseudoeucanthus spinosus Byrnes, 1986

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Species Pseudoeucanthus spinosus Byrnes, 1986

Pseudoeucanthus spinosus Byrnes, T. 1986. Bomolochids (Copepoda: Bomolochidae) found on the Australian Bream, Acanthopagrus spp. Australian Journal of Zoology 34: 225-240 [231].
Type data:
Holotype AM P35468 ♀, Broome, Western Australia.
Paratype(s) AM P35469 ♀, Broome, Western Australia.

Distribution

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Western Australia

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: continental shelf, ectoparasitic.

Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis: P. spinosus differs from the most closely related species, P. australiensis, in the general body shape and the armature of the caudal ramus.

General References

Byrnes, T. 1986. Bomolochids (Copepoda: Bomolochidae) found on the Australian Bream, Acanthopagrus spp. Australian Journal of Zoology 34: 225-240 [234] (differential diagnosis)

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)
26-Jun-2023		14-Apr-2011	MOVED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED

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