Species Ceratopera axi (Riedl, 1954)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Proxenetes axi Riedl, R. 1954. Neue Turbellarien aus dem mediterranen Felslitoral — Ergebnisse der “Unterwasser Expedition AUSTRIA 1948-1949”. Zoologische Jahrbücher (Systematik) 82: 157-244.
• Ceratopera bifida Ehlers, U & Ax, P. 1974. Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos VIII. Trigonostominae (Turbellaria, Typhloplanoida). Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens 30: 641-671.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Artois, T., Vermin, W. & Schockaert, E. 2000. Rhabdocoela (Platyhelminthes) from the Weddell Sea (Antarctica) with the description of eight new species. Belgian Journal of Zoology 130(2): 103-110
• Willems, W.R., Artois, T., Vermin, W., Backeljau, T. & Schockaert, E.R. 2004. Reports on the free-living Platyhelminthes from Australia: Typhloplanoida, with the description of three new taxa. Zoological Science (Tokyo) 21: 333-341

Generic Combinations

• Ceratopera axi (Riedl, 1954). —
  Den Hartog, C. 1964. A preliminary revision of the Proxenetes group (Trigonostomidae, Turbellaria) I–III. Proceedings van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen C 67: 371–407

Introduction

Ceratopera axi is an intertidal species, often found in association with algae in rock pools. It has been reported numerous times from Australian intertidal areas. It is currently considered to have a cosmopolitan distribution, being reported from Pacific Ocean, Antarctic and Mediterranean environments.

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Arrawarra, New South Wales, associated with algae (Pedina sp.). See Willems et al. (2004). Noumea, New Caledonia. See Willems et al. (2005a).

Kerguelen Islands, southern Indian Ocean. See Willems et al. (2005b).

Distribution References

General References

Willems, W.R., Artois, T., Vermin, W., Backeljau, T. & Schockaert, E.R. 2004. Reports on the free-living Platyhelminthes from Australia: Typhloplanoida, with the description of three new taxa. Zoological Science (Tokyo) 21: 333-341

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