Species Rhynchothorax vallatus Child, 1990
- Rhynchothorax vallatus Child, C.A. 1990. Pycnogonida of the western Pacific islands, VIII. Recent collections from islands of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 103(2): 311-335 [333].
Type data:
Holotype Lizard Is, Coral Sea [14° 40' 12" S, 145° 28' 12" E].
Distribution
States
Queensland
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Adults: subtidal.
Taxonomic Notes
Child (1995, p. 99) synonymizes R. vallatus with the California species R. philopsammum (collected from the continental shelf W of Chile in 64 m). According to Child (1995), R. vallatus is "apparently only a slender version of R. philopsammum." In the continuing absence of a single criterion for clearly differentiating species within the Pycnogonida, I prefer to leave the shallow-water Great Barrier Reef species separate from the colder, deeper water species at this time.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2022 | PYCNOGONIDA Latreille, 1810 | 10-Mar-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |