Species Synalpheus comatularum (Haswell, 1882)
- Alpheus comatularum Haswell, W.A. 1882. Description of some new species of Australian Decapoda. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 6(4): 750-763 [762].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM G2041:7, Albany Passage near Cape York, QLD; AM P1417 7 specimens, Albany Passage near Cape York, QLD. - Synalpheus falcatus Spence Bate, C. 1888. Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 24: 1-942, i-xc figs 1-76 pls 1-150 [574 pl. CIII].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 4♂ 2♀ (8 fms), between Cape York and Arrou [Aru] Islands (Challenger Stn 186) [10°30'S 142°18'].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Banner, D.M. & Banner, A.H. 1975. The alpheid shrimp of Australia. Part 2: The genus Synalpheus. Records of the Australian Museum 29(12): 267-389 figs 1-29, appendix [289]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific Oceans (Sri Lanka, Singapore).
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, low intertidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Symbiotic with crinoids (Comanthus timorensis, Comatula purpurea, and probably other species).
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 22-Jul-2013 | 22-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-May-2012 | 10-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |