Australian Biological Resources Study

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Genus Pycnothea Loman, 1920

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Genus Pycnothea Loman, 1920

  • Pycnothea Loman, J.C.C. 1920. Pycnogoniden von Juan Fernandez. pp. 137-144 in Skottsberg, C. (ed.). The Natural History of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island. Place of Publication unknown : Publisher unknown Vol. 3 [137].

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia


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)

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southwest Transition (7), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, Lower E coast, Lower W coast, S Gulfs coast, Tas. Coast
    • 200 mile fishing zone: S oceanic, SE oceanic, W oceanic
    • New South Wales: SE oceanic
    • Norfolk Island
    • Queensland: Great Barrier Reef
    • South Australia: S oceanic
    • Western Australia: Lower W coast, W oceanic

Diagnosis

Trunk massive, lateral processes closely crowded, glabrous, trunk with 2 mediandorsal swellings; proboscis short, barrel-like; chelifores rudimentary, very short, scape 1-segmented, chelae tiny, fingers plain; palps absent; ovigers 10-segmented, spines simple, without strigilis or terminal claw; legs robust, segments swollen, tarsus and propodus short, claw robust, with auxiliaries.