Species Quinquelaophonte wellsi (Hamond, 1973)
- Heterolaophonte wellsi Hamond, R. 1973. The harpacticoid copepods (Crustacea) of the saline lakes in southeast Australia, with special reference to the Laophontidae. Records of the Australian Museum 28: 393-420 [394-402].
Type data:
Holotype AM ♀ (dissected) (lat. long. not stated by author; locality only referenced as a number, not definitive location; locality data found in Bayly (1970)), South Australia, Lake Robe.
Paratype(s) ♀ (lat. long. not stated in article; locality only referenced as a number, not definitive location; see Bayly (1970) for locality details; paratypes retained for Hamond's private collection), South Australia, Lake Robe; ♀ ♂ (lat. long. not stated in article; locality only referenced as a number, not definitive location; location listed in Bayly (1970); paratypes retained in Hamonds' private collection), South Australia, Lake Robe.Type locality references:
Hamond, R. 1973. The harpacticoid copepods (Crustacea) of the saline lakes in southeast Australia, with special reference to the Laophontidae. Records of the Australian Museum 28: 393-420 [401].
Introduction
New record from "various sites in the north Lagoon of the Coorong, e.g. Pelican Point, Nov. 2007, by Mike Geddes", (R. Shiel, pers. comm. March 2014).
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Found in saline lakes in Robe and Beachport.
IBRA
SA: Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
'This species appears to prefer bottom sediments rather than algae' (Hamond 1973b: 402); he also noted 'it is most unusual for a species of Heterolaophonte to be found in saline lakes that have been separated from the seas for perhaps centuries, although several other species which are basically marine can stand short periods of lowered or variable salinity in estuaries or tidepools (Lang, 1948)'.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 26-Jul-2012 | 18-Mar-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |