Chapman—Australasian species of Paracorophium

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand abstracts

Australasian species of Paracorophium (Crustacea: Amphipoda): the separate identities of P. excavatum (Thomson, 1884) and P. brisbanensis sp. nov.

M. A. Chapman

Centre for Biodiversity and Ecology Research, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Abstract Paracorophium excavatum (Thomson, 1884) is redescribed from the type locality, and distribution records in New Zealand are amplified. A previously unrecognised species, P. brisbanensis sp. nov., is described from Queensland, Australia. Earlier taxonomists confused the two species and used a mixture of their characteristics in their incorrect descriptions of P. excavatum.

Keywords Crustacea; Amphipoda; Paracorophium; New Zealand; Australia

R99029 Received 21 December 1999; accepted 12 June 2001
© Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand,Volume 32, Number 2, June 2002, pp 203–228

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