Austromesocypris bluffensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cypridoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Oligostraca Classis: Ostracoda Subclassis: Podocopa Ordo: Podocopida Subordo: Cypridocopina Superfamilia: Cypridoidea

Familia: Cyprididae
Subfamilia: Scottiinae
Tribus: Mesocypridini
Genus: Austromesocypris
Species: Austromesocypris bluffensis

Name

• Austromesocypris bluffensis Karanovic, Eberhard & Perina, 2012

Holotype: TMAG 6206, ♀.

Type locality: Tasmania, Australia: Damper Cave, 43°30'S, 146°35'E, Precipitous Bluff, 90 km SW of Hobart, Site A, main stream, 30 m from entrance, 14 May 2011 (dissected on one slide), collected by R. and S. Eberhard, G. Perina, S. Catomore.

Etymology: The species is named after its type locality.

References

Primary references

• Karanovic, I.; Eberhard, S.; Perina, G. 2012: Austromesocypris bluffensis sp. n. (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Cypridoidea, Scottiinae) from subterranean aquatic habitats in Tasmania, with a key to world species of the subfamily. ZooKeys, 215: 1–31. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.215.2987 [PDF = open access]