WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Platorchestia paludosus Cheng, Nakazono, Lin & Chan, 2011) Cheng, Y-T.; Nakazono, K.; Lin, Y. K.; Chan, B. K. K. (2011). Cryptic diversity of the semi-terrestrial amphipod Platorchestia japonica (Tattersall, (Amphipoda: Talitrida: Talitridae) in Japan and Taiwan, with description of a new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2787: 1-18. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype (of Platorchestia paludosus Cheng, Nakazono, Lin & Chan, 2011) NMNS 6519-001, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Platorchestia paludosus Cheng, Nakazono, Lin & Chan, 2011) AM P.84807, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Platorchestia paludosus Cheng, Nakazono, Lin & Chan, 2011) ASIZP 000230, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Platorchestia paludosus Cheng, Nakazono, Lin & Chan, 2011) NMNS 6519-002–06519-009, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Additional information Types. Holotype, male, NMNS—6519-001. Paratypes: 4 males and 4 females, NMNS 6519-002―06519-009; 2 males and 2 females, AM P.84807); 2 males and 2 females, ASIZCR 000230.
Type locality. Guan-du, Taipei County, Taiwan.
Habitat. Marsh-hopper living in salt marshes and under fallen leaves and grass in humid places such as banks of streamlets and paddy fields. According to Cheng et al. 2011 the salt marsh in Guan-du, Taiwan is dominated by Phragmites communis (L.) Trin. and Brachiaria mutica (Forsk) Stapf., with irregular flooding after raining. Platorchestia paludosus was found under leaflitter of Brachiaria mutica (Forsk) on the water front of estuarine marshes.
[details]
To Barcode of Life (43 barcodes) (from synonym Platorchestia paludosus Cheng, Nakazono, Lin & Chan, 2011)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Platorchestia paludosus) (from synonym Platorchestia paludosus Cheng, Nakazono, Lin & Chan, 2011)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 44 proteins) (from synonym Platorchestia paludosus Cheng, Nakazono, Lin & Chan, 2011)
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