Species Sicafodia stylos Just, 2004
- Sicafodia stylos Just J. 2004. Sicafodiidae, fam. nov. for Sicafodia stylos, gen. nov., sp. nov., from the marine bathyal of south-eastern Australia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Gammaridea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 61(1): 65-73 [67, figs 1-4].
Type data:
Holotype NMV J23915 ♀ with developing ovaries (3.7 mm), off Freycinet Peninsula, TAS [41°57.5'S 148°37.90'E].
Paratype(s) NMV J23916 5 ♀♀, eastern slope of Bass Strait, VIC [38°21.9'S 149°20.00'E]; NMV J23917 ♀ (4.6 mm) with fully developed oostegites, eastern slope of Bass Strait, 67 km S of Point Hicks, VIC [38°23.78'S 149°17.02'E]; NMV J23918 ♀ with fully developed oostegites, eastern slope of Bass Strait, 67 km S of Point Hicks, VIC [38°23.78'S 149°17.02'E]; NMV J23919 ♀ with fully developed oostegites, eastern slope of Bass Strait, 67 km S of Point Hicks, VIC [38°23.78'S 149°17.02'E].
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania: Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Coarse biogenic rubble, mud, 400 m depth. Considered to be a predator on some group or groups of sessile or sluggish benthic or epibenthic invertebrates (Just 2004). Functional morphology indicates it feeds by piercing its prey and sucking up macerated/liquefied food; 400–1277 m.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |