Marine Species Traits - Melita lowryi Springthorpe, 2023

WoRMS taxon details

Melita lowryi Springthorpe, 2023

AphiaID

1722132 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1722132)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Melita Leach, 1814

Original name

Melita lowryi Springthorpe, 2023

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Springthorpe, R. T. (2023). Melita lowryi, a new species of Melitidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Senticaudata) from New Zealand, and the redescription of Melita festiva (Chilton, 1885) from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 75(4): 547-558., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.75.2023.1892 [details] Available for editors

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Type data

Holotype CMNZ 2015.149.4190, geounit New Zealand...

Holotype CMNZ 2015.149.4190, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Descriptive notes

Distribution New Zealand. Rangitoto Reef, Auckland Harbour, North Island (Chilton, 1916); ?Cook Strait (Hurley, 1957); Kaikoura, South...

Distribution New Zealand. Rangitoto Reef, Auckland Harbour, North Island (Chilton, 1916); ?Cook Strait (Hurley, 1957); Kaikoura, South Island (Fenwick, 1976). [details]

Etymology Named for Jim Lowry, friend and colleague, for his vast contribution to the taxonomy and natural history of the Amphipoda.

Etymology Named for Jim Lowry, friend and colleague, for his vast contribution to the taxonomy and natural history of the Amphipoda. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2024). World Amphipoda Database. Melita lowryi Springthorpe, 2023. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1722132 on 2024-07-31

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-12-11 15:39:52Z

created

Horton, Tammy

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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original description Springthorpe, R. T. (2023). Melita lowryi, a new species of Melitidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Senticaudata) from New Zealand, and the redescription of Melita festiva (Chilton, 1885) from Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 75(4): 547-558., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.75.2023.1892 [details] Available for editors

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additional source Chilton, C. (1916). Some Australian and New Zealand Gammaridae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 48: 359-370. [details]

Holotype CMNZ 2015.149.4190, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

From editor or global species database

Distribution New Zealand. Rangitoto Reef, Auckland Harbour, North Island (Chilton, 1916); ?Cook Strait (Hurley, 1957); Kaikoura, South Island (Fenwick, 1976). [details]

Etymology Named for Jim Lowry, friend and colleague, for his vast contribution to the taxonomy and natural history of the Amphipoda. [details]

Habitat Marine, rocky intertidal algae to 11 m depth [details]

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