Species Syncyamus aequus Lincoln & Hurley, 1981
- Syncyamus aequus Lincoln, R.J. & Hurley, D.E. 1981. A new species of the whale-louse Syncyamus (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Cyamidae) ectoparasite on dolphins from South Africa. Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums (Natural History) Nat. Hist. 13(13): 187-194 [188, figs 1-3].
Type data:
Holotype PEM K2a ♀, 3 miles 110º off East London, South Africa.
Paratype(s) PEM K2b–g 3♀ 1♂ 2 juvenile specimens.Type host:
Delphinus delphi Linnaeus, 1758 (host floating dead at sea)
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
South Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- South Africa
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: N coast
Ecological Descriptors
Ectocommensal, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Australian hosts Stenella longirostris (Gray, 1828) (Spinner Dolphin) and Tursiops aduncas (Ehrenberg, 1832) (Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin).
General References
Raga, J.A. 1988. On some morphological variations of Syncyamus aequus Lincoln & Hurley, 1981 (Amphipoda, Cyamidae) from the Mediterranean Sea. Crustaceana 54(2): 149-152
Sedlak-Weinstein, E. 1991. Three new records of cyamids (Amphipoda) from Australian cetaceans. Crustaceana 60(1): 90-104
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 29-Apr-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 19-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |