Species Liljeborgia aequabilis Stebbing, 1888
- Liljeborgia aequabilis Stebbing, T.R.R. 1888. Report on the Amphipoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 29: i-xxiv + 1-1713, 210 pls (3 vols) [988].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 89.5.15.107, off East Moncoeur Island, Bass Strait, TAS — "Challenger" Station 162 [39°10'30"S 146°37'00"E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Liljeborgia brevicornis Bruzelius, 1859 [a misidentification, recorded from Australia by Chilton (1921) then placed as a synonym of L. aequabilis by Pirlot (1936), subsequently recognised as valid by d'Udekem d'Acoz (2010) but restricted to the northern Atlantic]. —
Chilton, C. 1921. Report on the Amphipoda obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour in Australian seas. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 5(2): 33-92 [64]
Pirlot, J.M. 1936. Les amphipodes de l'expédition du Siboga. Deuxième partie: les amphipodes gammarides, II: Les amphipodes de la mer profonde. 3: Addendum et partie generale. III: Les amphipodes littoraux. I: Lysianassidae, Ampeliscidae, Leucothoidae, Stenothoidae, Phliantidae, Colomastigidae, Ochlesidae, Liljeborgiidae, Oedicerotidae, Synopiidae, Eusiridae, Gammaridae. Siboga-Expéditie Report 33(E): 237-328 [301]
d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. 2010. Contribution to the knowledge of European Liljeborgiidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda), with considerations on the family and its affinities. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique / van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenshappen, Biologie 80: 127-259, fig. 1-32 [158-159]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Lower E coast
- New Zealand
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Associate of hermit crabs.
General References
Chilton, C. 1921. Report on the Amphipoda obtained by the F.I.S. Endeavour in Australian seas. Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. Endeavour 1909-1914 5(2): 33-92 (as Liljeborgia brevicornis (Bruzelius, 1859))
Stebbing, T.R.R. 1910. Scientific results of the trawling expedition of H.M.C.S. "Thetis" Crustacea Part V. Amphipoda. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 4(12): 567-658, pls 47-60
Vader, W. 1996. Liljeborgia species (Amphipoda, Liljeborgiidae) as associates of hermit crabs. Polskie Archiwum Hydrobiologii 42(4): 517-525
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 22-Jan-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 08-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 03-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |