WoRMS taxon details
Cheirimedon posidonia Kilgallen & Lowry, 2015
866817 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:866817)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kilgallen, N.; Lowry, J. (2015). The tryphosine genus <em>Cheirimedon</em> in Australian waters (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Lysianassidae, Tryphosinae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4014(1): 1., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4014.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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Note Holotype, female, 12.3 mm, SAMA C8031, 6 km...
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Type material Holotype, female, 12.3 mm, SAMA C8031, 6 km north-north-west of Point Davis Creek mouth, near Port Pirie, South Australia (approx. 33°08’S 138°00’E), 4.8 m, Posidonia and Amphibolus spp, August 1979, T. Ward. Paratype, male, 11.0 mm, SAMA C8032, with same collection details as holotype. [details]
Depth range 4.6-99 m
Etymology The specific epithet ‘posidonia’ refers to the genus of seagrass with which the type material was associated.
Depth range 4.6-99 m [details]
Etymology The specific epithet ‘posidonia’ refers to the genus of seagrass with which the type material was associated.
Etymology The specific epithet ‘posidonia’ refers to the genus of seagrass with which the type material was associated. [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-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. (2025). World Amphipoda Database. Cheirimedon posidonia Kilgallen & Lowry, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866817 on 2025-11-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Kilgallen, N.; Lowry, J. (2015). The tryphosine genus <em>Cheirimedon</em> in Australian waters (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Lysianassidae, Tryphosinae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4014(1): 1., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4014.1.1 [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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Depth range 4.6-99 m [details]Etymology The specific epithet ‘posidonia’ refers to the genus of seagrass with which the type material was associated. [details]
Type material Holotype, female, 12.3 mm, SAMA C8031, 6 km north-north-west of Point Davis Creek mouth, near Port Pirie, South Australia (approx. 33°08’S 138°00’E), 4.8 m, Posidonia and Amphibolus spp, August 1979, T. Ward. Paratype, male, 11.0 mm, SAMA C8032, with same collection details as holotype. [details]
