Species Rocinela kapala Bruce, 1988
- Rocinela kapala Bruce, N.L. 1988. Aega leptonica, a new species of aegid isopod crustacean from the tropical western Atlantic, with notes on Rocinela oculata Harger and Rocinela kapala, new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 101: 95-101 [100] [new name for material misidentified as
Rocinela oculata Harger, 1883].Type data:
Holotype AM P31740 ♂, E of Clarence River mouth, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM P17950, P21014, P31704–05; QM W10464.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Rocinela oculata Harger, 1883 [misidentification, see Bruce (1988)].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Bruce, N.L. 1983. Aegidae (Isopoda: Crustacea) from Australia with descriptions of three new species. Journal of Natural History 17: 757-788 (noted that Australian material labelled R. oculata may be a different species)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 18-Mar-2025 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 05-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 06-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 29-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 29-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |