Abstract
Four genera and 11 species of dexaminids are reported from the Great Barrier Reef. Of these, three species (Dexaminoculus grobbeni (Spandl, 1923), Guernea ipilya Thomas & Barnard, 1991, G. yamminye Thomas & Barnard, 1991) have been previously encountered on the Reef, seven species (six Paradexamine, one Polycheria) are new to science and one species (Paradexamine micronesicus Ledoyer, 1979) is reported for the first time from Australian waters. All species are described and illustrated. Copyright © 2009 Magnolia Press.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 393-424 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Journal | Zootaxa |
| Issue number | 2260 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2009 |
Keywords
- Amphipoda
- Australia
- Crustacea
- Dexaminidae
- Dexaminoculus grobbeni
- Great Barrier Reef
- Guernea ipilya
- Guernea yamminye
- New species
- Paradexamine aequiserrata
- Paradexamine exilis
- Paradexamine levitelson
- Paradexamine massa
- Taxonomy