New and little-known gnathiid isopod crustaceans (Cymothoida) from the northern Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea
Author
N, Jörundur Svava R S S O
Author
Bruce, Niel L.
text
Zootaxa
2012
3380
1
33
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.212640
9d4003d5-3f16-4b86-aa5b-b23dd58a5d36
1175-5326
212640
Genus
Elaphognathia
Monod, 1926
Type
species.
Anceus ferox
Haswell, 1885
; subsequent designation by
Cohen and Poore (1994)
.
Remarks.
The most recent diagnosis to the genus is that of
Cohen and Poore (1994)
. There are 13 species of
Elaphognathia
, six of which occur in
Australia
(
Cohen & Poore 1994; present work
), with four species being recorded from tropical and subtropical habitats.