species: Gonodactylus platysoma in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Gonodactylus platysoma


©Barbara Banks: Gonodactylus platysoma at North Point, Lizard Island, 10 cm.

©Mike Bok: Gonodactylus platysoma from Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Stomatopoda
Family Gonodactylidae
Genus Gonodactylus
Species Gonodactylus platysoma

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

Dark blue and orange patches on side of fifth abdominal segment (Roy's List of stomatopods for the aquarium website accessed 1 Dec 2021).

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Comments

Roy Caldwell provided LIRS with a list of stomatopods he collected at Lizard Island between 1986 and 1997. It includes Gonodactylus platysoma with the note: "reef flat".

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Appears to be quite common on the reef flat at Coconut Beach

Web resources

References

  • Porter, M.L., Y. Zhang, S. Desai, R.L. Caldwell and T.W. Cronin (2010). Evolution of anatomical and physiological specialization in the compound eyes of stomatopod crustaceans. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213: 3473-3486. LIRS catalog number 1736.