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Hughes, L. E.; Lowry, J. K. (2017). Hermesorchestia alastairi gen. et sp. nov. from Australia (Talitridae: Senticaudata: Amphipoda: Crustacea). Zootaxa. 4311(4):491–506.
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Hughes, L. E.; Lowry, J. K.
2017
Hermesorchestia alastairi gen. et sp. nov. from Australia (Talitridae: Senticaudata: Amphipoda: Crustacea)
Zootaxa
4311(4):491–506
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The new talitrid amphipod genus Hermesorchestia is established for one new species from Australia, H. alastairi, common to the beaches of Tasmania. Hermesorchestia gen. nov. is typified by the sexually dimorphic males which have palmate lobes on the carpus and propodus of gnathopod 1, a three dimensional merus article on pereopod 7 and expanded
posterior margin of pereopod 7 carpus. Other characters which define H. alastairi gen. et sp. nov. are the male pereopod
6 expanded merus and carpus, pereopod 7 basis posterior expansion, merus shape both medial and facial, carpus posterior
expansion and the shape and setation of the telson. Hermesorchestia alastairi gen. et sp. nov. is a documented burrower
(sand-hopper), living in sand dunes above the high water mark.
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Hermesorchestia Hughes & Lowry, 2017 (original description)
Hermesorchestia alastairi Hughes & Lowry, 2017 (original description)
Hermesorchestia alastairi Hughes & Lowry, 2017 (original description)
Tasmania for Hermesorchestia Hughes & Lowry, 2017 (origin: native - endemic)
Tasmania for Hermesorchestia alastairi Hughes & Lowry, 2017 (origin: native - endemic)
Tasmania for Hermesorchestia alastairi Hughes & Lowry, 2017 (origin: native - endemic)