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Gnathia falcipenis Holdich and Harrison 1980

Description

Gnathia falcipenis Holdich and Harrison, 1980

Gnathia falcipenis Holdich and Harrison, 1980: 223, figs 3a–h, 3j, 3k. — Poore and Lew Ton, 2002: 189.

Material examined. Lizard Island Group: 2 3, patch reef off Palfrey Is, 14.68345°S, 145.44147°E, 16 April 2008, fist-sized rubble on flat bottom between bommies, 2–3 m, CReefs stn CGLI 034B, coll. N. L. Bruce (MTQ W14120). 1 3, lagoon entrance in from Seabird Islet, 14.68900°S, 145.46710°E, patch reef, 19 April 2008, medium small rubble, 1–3 m, CReefs stn CGLI 041B, coll. N. L. Bruce (MTQ W14121).

Outer barrier reefs: 1 3, 1 Ƥ, Day Reef, 14.48356°S, 145.5459°E, 13 February 2009, outer reef, flat rubble in gully, 10 m, CReefs stn LIZ09 04A, coll. N.L. Bruce & M. Błażewicz-Paszkowycz (MTQ W31379).

Remarks. The species was only found at shallow waters, 1–10 metres, in coral rubble. Holdich and Harrison (1980) reported the species from Chinaman’s Head, Lizard Island at depths of 3.7 m and from a semi-permanent log on the mid-shore at Magnetic Island off Townsville.

Distribution. Lizard Island and surrounding region and Magnetic Island; at depths of 1 to 10 metres on inner, mid-shelf and outer reefs.

Notes

Published as part of N, Jörundur Svava R S S O & Bruce, Niel L., 2012, New and little-known gnathiid isopod crustaceans (Cymothoida) from the northern Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea, pp. 1-33 in Zootaxa 3380 on page 13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.212640

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Holdich and Harrison
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Isopoda
Family
Gnathiidae
Genus
Gnathia
Species
falcipenis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Gnathia falcipenis and, 1980 sec. N & Bruce, 2012

References

  • Holdich, D. M. & Harrison, K. (1980) The crustacean isopod genus Gnathia Leach from Queensland waters with description of nine new species. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 31, 215 - 240.
  • Poore, G. C. B. & Lew Ton, H. (2002) Gnathiidae Leach, 1814. In: Poore, G. C. B. (Ed.) Crustacea: Malacostraca: Syncarida and Peracarida: Isopoda, Tanaidacea, Mictacea, Thermosbaenacea, Spelaeogriphacea. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, 19.2 A, 184 - 191.