Species Pseudobiceros splendidus (Lang, 1884)
- Pseudobiceros splendidus Lang, A. 1884. Die Polycladen (Seeplanarien) des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeresabschnitte. Monographie der Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel 11: 688 pp., 39 pIs., 54 text-figs.
- Pseudobiceros hymanae Newman & Cannon, 1997.
Type data:
Holotype QM G210624, Reef slope, North Madang, Papau New Guinea.
Paratype(s) QM G210766; G210797, 3 m, under rubber, North Madang; reef crest, Heron Island. - Pseudobiceros periculosus Newman & Cannon, 1994.
Type data:
Holotype QM G210532, Reef crest, Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
Paratype(s) QM G210526; G210535, same data as Holotype. - Pseudoceros evelinae Marcus, E. 1950. Turbellaria Brasileiros (8). Boletim da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras da Universidade de São Paulo, Zoologia 15: 5-191, 34 pls.
- Pseudoceros superbus Lang, A. 1884. Die Polycladen (Seeplanarien) des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeresabschnitte. Monographie der Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel 11: 688 pp., 39 pIs., 54 text-figs.
Generic Combinations
- Pseudobiceros splendidus (Lang, 1884) [Pseudoceros splendidus was created by Stummer-Traunfels (1933) to replace Pseudoceros suberbus, as the specific name suberbus was already occupied when he transferred the species
to
Stummer-Traunfels, R. 1933. Polycladida [Continued]. Bronns Klassen u. Ordnungen des Tierreichs. 4 Leipzig : C.F. Winter'sche Verlagshandlung Vol. 1c(3) pp. 3485-3596.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland Australia (see Newman & Cannon, 1994, Newman & Cannon, 1997, and Litvaitis et al. 2019).
Rottnest Island, Western Australia (see Newman & Cannon, 1997).
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
- Litvaitis, M.K., Bolaños, D.M. & Quiroga, S.Y. 2019. Systematic congruence in Polycladida (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora): are DNA and morphology telling the same story? Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186: 865–891
- Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1994. Pseudoceros and Pseudobiceros (Platyhelminthes, Polycladida, Pseudocerotidae) from eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 37: 205-266
- Newman, L.J. & Cannon, L.R.G. 1997. Nine new species of Pseudobiceros (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida) from the Indo-Pacific. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 45: 341-368
General References
Bahia, J. & Schrödl, M. 2016. Pseudobiceros wirtzi sp. nov. (Polycladida: Cotylea) from Senegal with revision of valid species of the genus. Zootaxa 4097(1): 101–117
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHABDITOPHORA Ehlers, 1985 | 12-Apr-2023 | ADDED | Dr Nicholas Wee (QM) |