Species Phrikoceros nocturnus (Newman & Cannon, 1996)
- Tytthosoceros nocturnus Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1996. Bulaceros, new genus, and Tytthosoceros, new genus, (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia and Papua New Guinea. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 44: 479-492.
Type data:
Holotype QM G210732 (reef slope, under rubble, 1.i.1993, wholemount), Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°27'S 151°55'E].
Paratype(s) QM G210731, 733, 752 (under rubble, reef crest and slope, and freely swimming, longitudinal sections), Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef [23°27'S 151°55'E].
Generic Combinations
- Phrikoceros nocturnus (Newman & Cannon, 1996). —
Litvaitis, M.K., Bolaños, D.M. & Quiroga, S.Y. 2019. Systematic congruence in Polycladida (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora): are DNA and morphology telling the same story? Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186: 865–891
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Tytthyoceros nocturnus Newman & Cannon, 1996 [this name was used in error]. —
Angus, B.M. 2007. The study of turbellarians (Platyhelminthes) at the Queensland Museum. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 53: 157-185
Introduction
Despite the name of this species, specimens of P. nocturnus are not necessarily nocturnal in habit, although they may be collected at night; rather, this species was named for the intense black colouration of specimens. Members of this species were collected freely swimming in inshore reef waters at Heron Island.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, reef crest, slope and freely swimming. See Litvaitis & Newman (2001) and Newman & Cannon (1996).
Distribution References
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2023 | RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 11-Apr-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |
| "TURBELLARIA" | 02-Aug-2012 | ADDED | Dr Kathryn Hall |