species: Phyllamphion elegans in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Phyllamphion elegans


©Anne Hoggett: Moult of Phyllamphion elegans about 11 cm long from the outer slope of Day Reef near Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Shane Ahyong, Australian Museum.

©Anne Hoggett: Moult of Phyllamphion elegans about 11 cm long from the outer slope of Day Reef near Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Shane Ahyong, Australian Museum.

©Anne Hoggett: Moult of Phyllamphion elegans about 11 cm long from the outer slope of Day Reef near Lizard Island. Identified by Dr Shane Ahyong, Australian Museum.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Palinuridae
Genus Phyllamphion
Species Phyllamphion elegans

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Comments

Shane Ahyong advises that this is the first record of this species from the Australian mainland (Nov 2018).

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution

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References

  • Davie, P.J.F. (1990). A new genus and species of marine crayfish, Palibythus magnificus and new records of Palinurellus (Decapoda: Palinuridae) from the Pacific Ocean, Invertebrate Taxonomy, 4: 685-695. LIRS catalog number 90270.