Amaryllis croca

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Amaryllis croca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Amaryllididae
Genus: Amaryllis
Species:
A. croca
Binomial name
Amaryllis croca
Lowry & Stoddart, 2002
Amaryllis croca
Holotype (NMV J13976)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000006-QINU`"' site: Hotspot Reef, near Flinders Island, SA'"`UNIQ--ref-00000007-QINU`"'

Amaryllis croca is a species of crustacean in the family Amaryllididae, and was first described in 2002 by James K. Lowry and Helen E. Stoddart. [1] [2]

It is a marine species found in the sublittoral zone in association with bryozoans on rock faces and wharf pilings at depths of 21-31 m, [1] on the coastlines from South Australia to New South Wales. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Australian Faunal Directory: Amaryllis croca". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. J. K. Lowry; H. E. Stoddart (2002). "The Amaryllididae of Australia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 54 (2): 129-214 [143, figs 9, 10]. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.54.2002.1363. ISSN   0067-1975. Wikidata   Q92173635.
  3. "World Amphipoda Database: Specimen NMV J13976". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 4 November 2022.