Compendium of Bogidiellid Amphipoda Species

Identification, distribution and ecology of Bogidiellids of World

First record of Bogidiellidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from the Pacific: Bogidiella (Xystriogidiella n. subgen.) capricornea new species from the Great Barrier Reef

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1984
Authors:J. H. Stock
Journal:Bulletin of Marine Science
Volume:34
Issue:3
Pagination:380-385
Keywords:Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Heron Island
Abstract:

A new species of Bogidiella (Amphipoda, Bogidiellidae), belonging to a new subgenus, is described as B. (Xystriogidiella) capricornea. It was found in coral sand at low tide in Heron Island, Capricorn group, Great Barrier Reef, and it represents the first member of the family Bogidiellidae to be found in the Pacific.

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