Comprehensive Description
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Austropheonoides mallee
DIAGNOSIS.—Article 2 of mandibular palp short and stout; outer plate of maxilla 2 apically rounded; dactyl of maxilliped short; article 6 of gnathopod 1 with 3–7 posterior setae, none enlarged, none matching dactyl, latter with many subapical articulate spinules, articles 4–5 heavily setose; projection on article 5 of gnathopod 2 reaching halfway along article 6, latter with posterior spines, palmar spine at base of dactyl large and nodulate or serrate, dactyl with inner tooth; article 2 of gnathopods and pereopods 1–2 with very sparse, extremely minute setae; article 4 of pereopods 1–2 tapering apically, dactyls of pereopods 1–5 with strong distal acclivity.
HOLOTYPE.—SAM, juvenile (unsexed), 3.1 mm.
TYPE-LOCALITY.—Shepherd 9, Pearson Islands, South Australia, Station B, 15 feet, algae on horizontal face, 8 January 1969.
DISTRIBUTION.—Pearson Islands, South Australia, 5–35 m.
- bibliographic citation
- Barnard, J. L. 1974. "Gammaridean Amphipoda of Australia, Part II." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-148. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.103
Depth range
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Littoral (0 to 30 m), 5 m.
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Habitat
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marine, among algae
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