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Species Pseudoceros irretitus Newman & Cannon, 1998

 

Introduction

Newman & Cannon (1998) report that P. irretitus is often found in association with coralline algae or burgandy-coloured colonial ascidians; they believed that the colouration of this species makes it cryptic.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Heron Island, Capricorn Bunker Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. See Litvaitis & Newman (2001) & Litvaitis et al. (2019).

Known only from type locality.

Australian Endemic.


Distribution References

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
20-May-2023 RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 12-Apr-2023 MODIFIED Dr Nicholas Wee (QM)
"TURBELLARIA" 02-Aug-2012 ADDED Dr Kathryn Hall