Paraproto spinosa

Paraproto spinosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Family:	Caprellidae
Genus:	Paraproto
Species:	P. spinosa
Binomial name
Paraproto spinosa (Haswell, 1885)
Synonyms [1]
Proto spinosa Haswell, 1885 Phtisica tuberculataMcCain, J.C. 1968

Paraproto spinosa is a species of marine amphipod in the family, Caprellidae, and was first described in 1885 by William Aitcheson Haswell as Proto spinosa. ^{[1] [2]} In 1903 Paul Mayer transferred the species to the newly erected genus, Paraproto , and the species became Paraproto spinosa. ^{[1] [3]}

This species is found at depths of about 200 m in waters off South Australia, and Victoria. ^[1]

References

1. "Australian Faunal Directory: Paraproto spinosa". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
2. William A. Haswell (1885). "Revision of the Australian Laemopodida". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 9: 993-1000 pls 48-49 [995, pl. 49 fig. 1]. ISSN   0370-047X. Wikidata   Q114456607.
3. P. Mayer (1903). "Die Caprellidae der Siboga-expedition". Siboga-Expeditie (in German). Leiden: Buchhandlung und druckerei vormals E. J. Brill: 1-160 pls 1-10 [25, pl. 1, figs 8, 9, pl. 6, figs 16–19, pl. 9, figs 7, 54[24]. doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.53742. LCCN   04006284. OCLC   6807670. OL   6937829M. Wikidata   Q51452621.