WoRMS taxon details
Maxillipius commensalis Lowry, 1984
535561 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:535561)
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Lowry, J. K. (1984). Maxillipius commensalis, a second species in the family Maxillipiidae from Papua New Guinea (Amphipoda, Gammaridea). <em>Crustaceana.</em> 46(2): 195-201; figs. 1-3. [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype AM P32333
, Type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone
Holotype AM P32333 [details]
type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range Littoral (0 to 30 m), 5 m.
Depth range Littoral (0 to 30 m), 5 m. [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copila?-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. Maxillipius commensalis Lowry, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535561 on 2024-04-25
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Lowry, J. K. (1984). Maxillipius commensalis, a second species in the family Maxillipiidae from Papua New Guinea (Amphipoda, Gammaridea). <em>Crustaceana.</em> 46(2): 195-201; figs. 1-3. [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Association Living on branches of gorgonacean, Melithaea sp. (Lowry, 1984). [details]Depth range Littoral (0 to 30 m), 5 m. [details]
Remark The taxon reported by Thomas (1996) from Madang Lagoon in northern Papua New Guinea as M. commensalis, may be an un-named species. There are some morphological differences such as coxa 2 which is not as strongly produced anteroventrally, the propodus and carpus of gnathopods 1 and 2 which have slightly different proportions. Maxillipus commensalis lives on the gorgonian genus Melithaea in about 5 m depth. The Madang Lagoon taxon in depth of at least 25 m on Echinogrogia, Villogrogia and Verrucella. [details]
