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Anamixis ningaloo Thomas 1997

Description

Anamixis ningaloo Thomas, 1997

Anamixis ningaloo Thomas, 1997: 64–66, fig. 14. — Lowry & Stoddart, 2003: 154.

Type locality and specimens. Ningaloo Reef, Cape Range National Park, Western Australia, 21°59.5'S 113°54.5'E. Holotype, anamorph male, 2.63 mm, AM P41031.

Material examined. No material available for examination. Diagnosis based on description by Thomas (1997).

Diagnosis. Antenna 1 peduncle enlarged. Gnathopod 1 article 6 thick. Gnathopod 2 carpus thick; propodus ventral margin oblique with tooth and truncate process; dactylus inflated with denticulate processes on inner margin.

Leucomorph (juvenile/sexually dimorphic characters). Unknown.

Habitat. Among Acropora sp. on coral reef; 2 m.

Host. Unknown.

Distribution. Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia (Thomas 1997; Lowry & Stoddart 2003).

Notes

Published as part of White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, pp. 1-113 in Zootaxa 3078 (1) on page 20, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5243821

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
AM
Family
Leucothoidae
Genus
Anamixis
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Amphipoda
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Thomas
Species
ningaloo
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Anamixis ningaloo Thomas, 1997 sec. White, 2011

References

  • Thomas, J. D. (1997) Systemayics, ecology, & phylogeny of the Anamixidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda). Records of the Australian Museum, 49, 35 - 98.
  • Lowry, J. K. & Stoddart, H. E. (2003) Crustacea, Malacostraca, Syncarida, Peracarida. In: Beesley, P. L. & Houston, W. W. K. (Eds.), Zoological Catalogue of Australia 19.2 B. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, pp. 531.