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Australian Faunal Directory

Species Koonunga crenarum Zeidler, 1985

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Species Koonunga crenarum Zeidler, 1985

  • Koonunga crenarum Zeidler, W. 1985. A new species of crustacean (Syncarida: Anaspidacea: Koonungiidae), from sinkholes and caves in the south-east of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 109: 63-75 [63].
    Type data:
     Holotype SAMA C3889 ♀, sinkhole known as "Fossil Cave" approx. 3.3 km SE of Tantanoola Caves on Princess Hwy, SA.
    Paratype(s) SAMA C3990 1♂ (as allotype); SAMA C3990–4015; AM P35067–68; NMV J10809–10; TMH G2848–49; SAMA C4027–29.

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Caves and sinkholes in south-eastern SA only.


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

SA: Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • South Australia: Murray-Darling basin

Ecological Descriptors

Caves, freshwater, underground water.

Extra Ecological Information

Sinkhole.

 

General References

Zeidler, W. 1985. A new species of crustacean (Syncarida: Anaspidacea: Koonungiidae), from sinkholes and caves in the south-east of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 109: 63-75 (development of sexual characters)