Species Paracerceis sculpta (Holmes, 1904)
- Dynamene sculpta Holmes, S.J. 1904. Remarks on the sexes of sphaeromids with a description of a new species of Dynamene. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 3, Zool. 3: 296-306 [300].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown, San Clemente Is., Ca., USA.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Japan, Hong Kong, California, Mexico, Hawaii, Brazil, Mediterrranean (Hewitt & Campbell, 2001; Ariyama & Otani, 2004).
Introduced from USA probably.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Lower E coast, Lower W coast, NE coast, S Gulfs coast
Distribution References
- Ariyama, H.,& Otani, M. 2004. Paracerceis sculpta (Crustacea: Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae), a newly introduced species into Osaka Bay, Central Japan. Benthos Research 59: 53-59
- Hewitt, C.L. & Campbell, M.L. 2001. The Australian distribution of the introduced sphaeromatid isopod, Paracerceis sculpta. Crustaceana 74: 925-936
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Harrison, K. & Holdich, D.M. 1982. New eubranchiate sphaeromatid isopods from Queensland waters. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20: 421-446 (introduction)
Hewitt, C.L. & Campbell, M.L. 2001. The Australian distribution of the introduced sphaeromatid isopod, Paracerceis sculpta. Crustaceana 74: 925-936 (distribution in Australia and world)
Hutchings, P.A., van der Velde, J.T. & Keable, S.J. 1987. Guidelines for the conducting of surveys for detecting introductions of non-indigenous marine species by ballast water and other vectors – and a review of marine introductions to Australia. Occasional Report of the Australian Museum 3: 1-147 (introduction)
Poore, G.C.B. & Storey, M. 1999. Soft sediment Crustacea of Port Phillip Bay. Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests, CSIRO Marine Research, Technical Report 20: 150-170 [158] (record from Port Phillip Bay, synonymy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 02-Feb-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 04-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 29-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |