Turbellarian taxonomic database

Amphiscolops australis Notes


Haswell WA 1905 (citation) - describes a new species and new genus Heterochaerus from
	beach pools in Australia.  Description and illustration p 449-467 and plate 27.
	
Luther A 1912 (citation)- notes Heterochaerus australis Haswell should be in Amphiscolops.
Kaburaki T 1922 (citation)- p 14 mentions.
Meixner J 1925 (citation)- mentions p 601.
Westblad E 1948 (citation)- p 47 thinks this genus should be abolished since it is based on
	only a number of nozzles and busa- as these increase with age this is not a good 
	character.
	
Marcus E 1947 (citation)- mentions p 161, notes Luther made this Amphiscolops.
Marcus E 1950 (citation)- in key for genera p 21.
Marcus E 1952 (citation)- says this species has 2 forms of sperm (only one besides
	his C. thauma, p 17, 104).
	
Dorjes J, Young JO 1973 (citation)- brief description- no illustration.  Notes occurence in
	Africa and Australia.
	
Winsor L 1990 (citation)- reinstates genus Heterochaerus with two species:
	H. australis Haswell 1905
	H. sargassi (Hyman, 1939)

Notes for the valid (accepted) taxonomic name

Notes for Heterochaerus australis

Haswell WA 1905 (citation) - describes a new species and new genus Heterochaerus from
	beach pools in Australia.  Description and illustration p 449-467 and plate 27.
	
Luther A 1912 (citation)- notes Heterochaerus australis Haswell should be in Amphiscolops.
Kaburaki T 1922 (citation)- p 14 mentions.
Meixner J 1925 (citation)- mentions p 601.
Westblad E 1948 (citation)- p 47 thinks this genus should be abolished since it is based on
	only a number of nozzles and busa- as these increase with age this is not a good 
	character.
	
Marcus E 1947 (citation)- mentions p 161, notes Luther made this Amphiscolops.
Marcus E 1950 (citation)- in key for genera p 21.
Marcus E 1952 (citation)- says this species has 2 forms of sperm (only one besides
	his C. thauma, p 17, 104).
	
Dorjes J, Young JO 1973 (citation)- brief description- no illustration.  Notes occurence in
	Africa and Australia.
	
Winsor L 1990 (citation)- reinstates genus Heterochaerus with two species:
	H. australis Haswell 1905
	H. sargassi (Hyman, 1939)

Notes for Heterochaerus australis

Winsor L 1990 (citation)- Key to "free-living" marine turbellaria of north Queensland, Australia.  Also, new
species and taxonomic revisons.  Key to free-living acoels for Australia.  Species and taxa include:
     Waminoa litus
     Convolutriloba Henelberg and Akesson 1988
     Convolutriloba hastifera
     Convolutriloba japonica (Kato 1951)
     Convolutriloba cf. retrogemma
     Amphiscolops
     Amphiscolops australis
     Wulguru cuspidata 
     Heterochaerus sargassi (Hyman 1939)
     Heterochaerus australis Haswell 1905

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