Species Australorchestia occidentalis Serejo & Lowry, 2008
- Australorchestia occidentalis Serejo, C. & Lowry, J.K. 2008. The coastal Talitridae (Amphipoda: Talitroidea) of southern and western Australia, with comments on Platorchestia platensis (Krøyer, 1845). Records of the Australian Museum 60(2/3): 161-206 [164, figs 1-4].
Type data:
Holotype AM P69130 ♂ 11.6 mm, mangroves near mouth of Gascoyne River (end of Harbour Road) Carnarvon, WA [24°54.2'S 113°38.96'E].
Paratype(s) AM P69132 9 ♂♂ and 12 ♀♀; AM P69153 ♂ 11.3 mm; AM P69130 ♀ 6.3 mm.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Western Australia: Gascoyne River, Carnarvon; Henri Freycinet Harbour, Shark Bay; Mangrove Bay, Cape Range National Park (Serejo & Lowry, 2008)
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR)
Ecological Descriptors
Detritivore, mangrove, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
On mud of mangroves and on a clayey mudflat of a salty embayment of Shark Bay, WA
General References
Lowry, J. & Springthorpe, R. 2009. Talorchestia brucei sp. nov. (Amphipoda, Talitridae), the first talitrid from the Northern Territory, Australia. Crustaceana 82(7): 897-912 [898]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |