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]
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Parorchestia tenuis (Dana, 1852)
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References
edit- ^ Jim Lowry (2010). "Parorchestia tenuis (Dana, 1852)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ 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.