Parawaldeckia Explained

Parawaldeckia is a genus of amphipod crustacean in the family, Lysianassidae. and was first described by Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing in 1910.^{[1] [2]} The type species is Parawaldeckia thomsoni (first described in 1906 by Stebbing as Nannonyx thomsoni).

In Australia species of the genus are found in waters off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, and off Macquarie Island and the Australian Antarctic territory.^[3] They are also found off New Zealand, off southern South America, and in subantarctic waters.^[3] They are bottom dwelling at depths of 200 metres.^[3]

The body is segmented and flattened at the side, and there are seven pairs of walking legs at the front and three pairs of small limbs at the back.^[4]

Species

Species accepted by WoRMS (2022) are:^[1]

• Parawaldeckia angusta
• Parawaldeckia dabita
• Parawaldeckia dilkera
• Parawaldeckia hirsuta
• Parawaldeckia karaka
• Parawaldeckia kidderi
• Parawaldeckia lowryi
• Parawaldeckia parata
• Parawaldeckia pulchra
• Parawaldeckia stebbingi
• Parawaldeckia stephenseni
• Parawaldeckia suzae
• Parawaldeckia thomsoni
• Parawaldeckia vesca
• Parawaldeckia yamba

Notes and References

1. Claude De Broyer, Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini . 2022 . Parawaldeckia Stebbing, 1910 . Amphipoda . 237642 . October 11, 2022.
2. 567-658, pls 47-60 [571]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35533692.
3. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Parawaldeckia . 2022-10-10 . biodiversity.org.au . en.
4. Web site: Amphipoda, Amphipod . 2022-10-11 . Museums Victoria Collections.