Species Rossopsyllus obscurus Cottarelli & Baldari, 1987
- Rossopsyllus obscursus Cottarelli, V. & Baldari, F. 1987. Rossopsyllus obscurus n. sp. (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from Macquarie Island, South Pacific Ocean. Crustaceana 53(2): 182-185 [182].
Type data:
Holotype MZGZ none ♀ (found at 'Sandy Bay' and 'Green Gorge' on Macquarie Island), Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean.
Paratype(s) MZGZ none. 7♀ (found at 'Sandy Bay' and 'Green Gorge' on Macquarie Island), Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean.
Distribution
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.
IMCRA
Macquarie Island Province (24)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Antarctic Region
- Macquarie Island (Aust. Terr.)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: interstitial, shallow subtidal.
Diagnosis
Characterised by an exopodite of mandible of two articles, the shape and ornamentation of P5 and the ornamentation of furcal rami.
Diagnosis References
Cottarelli, V. & Baldari, F. 1987. Rossopsyllus obscurus n. sp. (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from Macquarie Island, South Pacific Ocean. Crustaceana 53(2): 182-185 [182]
History of changes
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| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |