Scolopostoma darwinensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lysianassoidea

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: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Peracarida Ordo: Amphipoda Subordo: Amphilochidea Infraorder: Lysianassida Parvordo: Lysianassidira Superfamilia: Lysianassoidea

Familia: Lysianassidae
Subfamilia: Conicostomatinae
Genus: Scolopostoma
Species: Scolopostoma darwinensis

Name

• Scolopostoma darwinensis Lowry & Stoddart, 2012: 56, figs. 8–10

Holotype: AM P.33816, ♀.

Type locality: East Point, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, approx. 12°27'S 130°50'E, intertidal, on encrusting ascidian Didemnum psammatodes, J.R. Hanley, 31 August 1981, stn NT-106.

Etymology: The species is named for its type locality.

Mentions

• Scolopostoma prionoplax —Lowry & Stoddart, 1983: 285 (in part, material cited from Port Darwin). —Lowry & Stoddart, 1986: 744. —Lowry & Stoddart, 2003: 170 (Australian record).

References

• Lowry, J.K.; Stoddart, H.E. 2012: Australian and South African conicostomatine amphipods (Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea: Lysianassidae: Conicostomatinae subfam. nov.) Zootaxa, 3248: 43–65. Preview PDF