Bellorchestia marmorata explained

Bellorchestia marmorata is a marine amphipod in the Talitridae family.^[1]

It was first described in 1880 by William Aitcheson Haswell as Talorchestia marmorata,^{[2] [3]} was also described by Thomas Roscoe Rode Stebbing in 1906 as Orchestia marmorata,^{[2] [4]} and in 2008 was reassigned to the genus, Bellorchestia.^{[2] [5]}

It is found only in the supralittoral zones of Tasmania's coastlines.^[2]

External links

• Bellorchestia marmorata images & occurrence data from GBIF.

Notes and References

1. Jim Lowry . Bellorchestia marmorata (Haswell, 1880). 555825. 2022-10-12.
2. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Bellorchestia marmorata . 2022-10-13 . biodiversity.org.au . en.
3. 97-105 pls 5-7 [99, pl. 5, fig. 3]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6455748.
4. 1-806 [536].
5. 161-206 [169].