Species Pseudosphaeroma campbellense Chilton, 1909

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Species Pseudosphaeroma campbellense Chilton, 1909

Pseudosphaeroma campbellensis Chilton, C. 1909. The Crustacea of the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. pp. 601-671 in Chilton, C. (ed.). The Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand. Canterbury, New Zealand : Christchurch Philosophical Institute of Canterbury Vol. 2. [654].
Type data:
Holotype CMNZ 2015.149.1016 I specimen in alcohol (holotype presumed by Shaw & Poore (2016)), Campbell Is., New Zealand
Comment: additional material: Campbell Island xi 07, 2 tubes, 1 with one specimen, (2015.149.1018), other with 205 (2015.149.1019–1223); 5 specimens in alcohol, Campbell Is, New Zealand on shore at mouth of small freshwater stream, coll. by C Chilton Canterbury Museum Nov 1907, 2 males, 2 females, 1 juvenile [label written by G C B Poore, ?1990, presumably transcribed from original] (2015.149.1224–1228); 10 specimens, Campbell Island, Perseverance Harbour, C, P. I. Exped. 1907 ‘Genosyntypes) (2015.149.1229–1238); 11 specimens, Auckland Is, L Cockayne, vii.03 (2015.149.1762–1772); Male potential holotype on 3 slides, A1-A3 plus female co-collected specimen on 2 slides currently missing.
Type locality references:
Shaw, M.D. & Poore, G.C.B. 2016. Types of Charles Chilton’s Crustacea with comments on his collections in the Canterbury Museum. Records of the Canterbury Museum 30: 25-51 [https://cms.canterburymuseum.com/assets/Museum-Records-2016-vW-part-3.pdf] [42].

Introduction

Bruce & Wetzer (2008) belleved that Australian populations referred to this species, for example by Harrison (1984) and Poore (1994) do not belong to this species. Instead, they believed they belong to an undescribed species, probably also introduced from New Zealand.

Distribution

States

Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

New Zealand, Snares Ils, Campbell Ils.

Introduced from New Zealand.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Bass Strait Shelf Province (35)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, marine.

General References

Bruce, N.L. & Wetzer, R. 2008. New Zealand exports: Pseudosphaeroma Chilton, 1909 (Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae), a Southern Hemisphere genus introduced to the Pacific coast of North America. Zootaxa 1908: 51–56

Harrison, K. 1984. Some sphaeromatid isopods (Crustacea) from southern and south-western Australia, with description of a new genus and two new species. Records of the Western Australian Museum 11: 259-286 (redescription)

Poore, G.C.B.P. 1994. Marine Biogeography of Australia. pp. 189-212 in Hammond, L.S & Synnot, R.N. (eds). Marine Biology. Melbourne : Longman Cheshire.

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)
13-Mar-2025	CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772	02-Feb-2025	MODIFIED	Dr Gary Poore
05-Aug-2022		04-May-2011	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022		29-Jun-2010	MODIFIED
		29-Mar-2010	MODIFIED

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