Parorchestia tenuis

Parorchestia tenuis is a species of amphipod in the family Talitridae. It is "widespread and common" in New Zealand, and is only missing from Canterbury and North Otago.[2]

Parorchestia tenuis
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P. tenuis
Binomial name
Parorchestia tenuis
(Dana, 1852)
Synonyms [1]
  • Allorchestes recens Thomson, 1884
  • Orchestia tenuis Dana, 1852

References

  1. Jim Lowry (2010). "Parorchestia tenuis (Dana, 1852)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  2. Kelvin W. Duncan (1994). Susceptibility of terrestrial amphipods, especially Tara taranaki, to possum control operations (PDF). Conservation Advisory Science Notes. Vol. 80. Wellington: Department of Conservation.


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