Species Thysanopoda aequalis Hansen, 1905
- Thysanopoda aequalis Hansen, H.J. 1905. Further notes on the Schizopoda. Bulletin du Musée Océanographique de Monaco 42: 1-32 [18].
Type data:
Status unknown, MOM, off Monaco. - Thysanopoda subaequalis Boden, B.P. 1954. The Euphausiid crustaceans of southern African waters. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 34: 181-243 [190 figs 5a-d].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1951.iv.2.1 ♂, Straits of Mozambique.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Brinton, E. 1975. Euphausiids of Southeast Asian Waters. Naga Report. Scientific Results of Marine Investigations of the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand 4(5): 1-287 [165]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indo-Pacific (between about 50ºN and 30ºS latitude, but avoiding the equatorial belt).
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE oceanic
- Queensland: NE oceanic, SE oceanic
Ecological Descriptors
Epipelagic, mesopelagic, oceanic province.
Extra Ecological Information
Adults migrate between upper part of thermocline (night) and depth of deep scattering layer, about 300–600 m (day).
General References
Boden, B.P. & Brinton, E. 1957. The euphausiid crustaceans Thysanopoda aequalis Hansen and Thysanopoda subaequalis Boden, their taxonomy and distribution in the Pacific. Limnologie et Océanographie 2: 337-341
History of changes
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |