Hydrozoa taxon details
Lobataria newtoni Watson, 2008
403652 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:403652)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Watson, J. E. 2008. Lobataria newtoni gen. et sp. nov., (Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Tubulariidae) from southern Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 65: 179-183. [details]
Type locality contained in Port Phillip Bay
type locality contained in Port Phillip Bay [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Lobataria newtoni Watson, 2008. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php/api-docs/css/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=403652 on 2025-05-30
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Watson, J. E. 2008. Lobataria newtoni gen. et sp. nov., (Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata, Tubulariidae) from southern Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 65: 179-183. [details]
additional source Watson, J. E. (2024). The marine hydroids of south-eastern Australia (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>Museum Victoria Science Reports.</em> 22: 1-121., available online at https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mvsr.2024.22
page(s): 22, figs 22-24; note:
Ecology: On old bivalve shells (eg Katelysia scalarina) on sandy bottom in shallow sheltered waters 1-3 m deep. Colonies present spring to autumn. Only appears in the spring and often with an unde...
Ecology: On old bivalve shells (eg Katelysia scalarina) on sandy bottom in shallow sheltered waters 1-3 m deep. Colonies present spring to autumn. Only appears in the spring and often with an undescribed species of aeolid nudibranch in association.
Distribution: Several localities in Port Phillip, probably more widely spread.
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additional source Watson, J. E. (2024). The marine hydroids of south-eastern Australia (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>Museum Victoria Science Reports.</em> 22: 1-121., available online at https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mvsr.2024.22
page(s): 22, figs 22-24; note:
Ecology: On old bivalve shells (eg Katelysia scalarina) on sandy bottom in shallow sheltered waters 1-3 m deep. Colonies present spring to autumn. Only appears in the spring and often with an unde...
Ecology: On old bivalve shells (eg Katelysia scalarina) on sandy bottom in shallow sheltered waters 1-3 m deep. Colonies present spring to autumn. Only appears in the spring and often with an undescribed species of aeolid nudibranch in association.
Distribution: Several localities in Port Phillip, probably more widely spread.
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
