(ofPhreatoicus penicillatus Barnard, 1940)Barnard, K.H. (1940). Contributions to the crustacean fauna of South Africa. 12. Further additions to the Tanaidacea, Isopoda and Amphipoda, together with keys for the identification of hitherto recorded marine and fresh-water species. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 32: 381-543., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40891186[details] Available for editors
Note South-western Cape, South Africa
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type locality South-western Cape, South Africa [details]
Boyko, C.B.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Mesamphisopus penicillatus (Barnard, 1940). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Isopoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=261152 on 2025-05-13
original description(ofPhreatoicus penicillatus Barnard, 1940)Barnard, K.H. (1940). Contributions to the crustacean fauna of South Africa. 12. Further additions to the Tanaidacea, Isopoda and Amphipoda, together with keys for the identification of hitherto recorded marine and fresh-water species. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 32: 381-543., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40891186[details] Available for editors
basis of recordSchotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25].[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Habitat Freshwater wetland [details] type locality South-western Cape, South Africa [details]