Species Talitroides topitotum (Burt, 1934)
- Talitrus (Talitropsis) topitotum Burt, D.R.R. 1934. On the amphipod genus Talitrus, with a description of a new species from Ceylon, Talitrus (Talitropsis) topitotum, sub. gen. et sp. nov. Spolia Zeylanica 18(2): 181-191 pls 12-13 [184, text fig. 1, pls 12, 13].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown about 20 specimens, Hatton, Sri Lanka (as Ceylon). - Talitrus decoratus Carl, J. 1934. Un amphipode terrestre des Nilgiris Talitrus decoratus n. sp. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 41(42): 741-748 [743, figs 1-6].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Nilgiris, India. - Talitrus (Talitroides) pacificus Hurley, D.E. 1955. Studies on the New Zealand amphipodan fauna. No. 8. Terrestrial amphipods of the genus Talitrus Latr. Pacific Science 9: 144-157 [155, fig. 3].
Type data:
Syntype(s) CMNZ slides 11–15 (N1–N5), Norfolk Island.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bousfield, E.L. 1982. The amphipod superfamily Talitroidea in the northeastern Pacific region. I. Family Talitridae: Systematics and distributional ecology. National Museum of Canada, Publications in Biological Oceanography 11: i-vii, 1-73 [55]
Generic Combinations
- Talitroides topitotum (Burt, 1934). —
Bousfield, E.L. 1982. The amphipod superfamily Talitroidea in the northeastern Pacific region. I. Family Talitridae: Systematics and distributional ecology. National Museum of Canada, Publications in Biological Oceanography 11: i-vii, 1-73 [55]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Sri Lanka, India, Hong Kong, warm temperate cosmopolitan, apparently introduced to many areas, original distribution uncertain.
IMCRA
Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Litter, soil dweller, terrestrial.
General References
Friend, J.A. & Lam, P.K.S. 1985. Occurrence of the terrestrial amphipod Talitroides topitotum (Burt) on Hong Kong Island. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 10(1): 27-33 [in Chinese]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
05-Aug-2022 | 18-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
05-Aug-2022 | 14-Jul-2010 | ADDED | ||
05-Aug-2022 | 30-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |