WoRMS taxon details
Melita ophiocola Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005
389300 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:389300)
accepted
Species
marine
Lowry, J. K.; Springthorpe, R. T. (2005). New and little-known melitid amphipods from Australian waters (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Melitidae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 57(2) : 237-302. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype AM P55192
, Type locality contained in Port Jackson
Holotype AM P55192 [details]
type locality contained in Port Jackson [details]
Depth range Littoral (0 to 30 m), 4 m.
Depth range Littoral (0 to 30 m), 4 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.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2023). World Amphipoda Database. Melita ophiocola Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=389300 on 2023-09-27
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original description
Lowry, J. K.; Springthorpe, R. T. (2005). New and little-known melitid amphipods from Australian waters (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Melitidae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 57(2) : 237-302. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype AM P55192 [details]
Paratype AM P25456 [details]
Paratype AM P46263 [details]
Paratype AM P46264 [details]
Paratype AM P55193 [details]
Paratype AM P55194 [details]
Paratype AM P55195 [details]
Paratype AM P55196 [details]
Paratype AM P55197 [details]
Paratype AM P55198 [details]
Paratype AM P55199 [details]
Paratype AM P55200 [details]
Paratype AM P55236 [details]
Paratype AM P55240 [details]
Paratype AM P55241 [details]
Paratype AM P55242 [details]
Paratype AM P55245 [details]
From editor or global species database
Association Living in the ambulacral groove of the ophiuroid Ophionereis schayeri (Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005). [details]Depth range Littoral (0 to 30 m), 4 m. [details]
Diet Probably feeding on the food bolus of the ophiuroid Ophionereis schayeri (Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005).. [details]
Habitat Marine, under rock on coarse sand shell bottoms. [details]