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Issue: Vol. 2349 No. 1: 2 Feb. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-02-02
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2349.1.2
Page range: 21–38
Abstract views: 61
PDF downloaded: 2

The genus Microrchestia (Amphipoda: Talitridae) in eastern Australia

Crustacea Section, Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
Crustacea Section, Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
Crustacea Amphipoda Talitridae eastern Australia south-eastern India taxonomy new genus new species Cochinorchestia Microrchestia bousfieldi Microrchestia watsonae

Abstract

Microrchestia is reported from Australia for the first time and two new species are described, M. bousfieldi sp. nov. from northern New South Wales and M. watsonae sp. nov. from the northern Great Barrier Reef. The new genus Cochinorchestia is established for Microrchestia notabilis (K.H. Barnard), originally described from the Cochin area in south-eastern India.

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