Turbellarian taxonomic database

Heterochaerus 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)
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

Notes from synonyms

Notes for Amphiscolops 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)

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