Wonga, Lowry & Stoddart, 2002
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publication ID |
2201-4349 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5239755 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/783187C3-FF87-FFDE-1F37-F59797FFFEC3 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Wonga |
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gen. nov. |
Wonga View in CoL n.gen.
Diagnosis. Mouthpart bundle conical. Mandible palp article 3 without A3-seta. Pereopod 4 coxa with anterior and posterior margins subparallel. Pereopods 5–7 with distal articles short. Uropod 3 rami clasper-like; without plumose setae in female [male not known]; outer ramus 1-articulate.
Type species. Wonga wonga View in CoL n.sp.
Species composition. Wonga View in CoL contains one species: Wonga wonga View in CoL n.sp.
Etymology. The genus takes its name from the Australasian Steam Navigation Company’s screw steamer Wonga Wonga , introduced as a Bass Strait ferry in 1855.
Distribution. Southeastern Australia; 140 m depth (see Fig. 61).
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