New species of Hoho, Mallacoota and Parelasmopus (Maeridae: Amphipoda) from Australian waters
Author
HUGHES, L. E.
text
Zootaxa
2011
2011-07-08
2955
1
1
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2955.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2955.1.1
11755334
Mallacoota kameruka
Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005
Elasmopus subcarinatus
. —
Stebbing, 1888: 1019
, pl. 98.
?
Mallacoota subcarinata
. —
Chilton, 1921: 76
.
Mallacoota subcarinata
. —J.L.
Barnard, 1972: 247
, fig. 145. —
Barnard & Barnard, 1983: 632
(in part). —
Hutchings, van der Velde & Keable, 1989: 362
.
Mallacoota kameruka
Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005: 262–265
, figs 23–25.
Type
locality.
Mary’s Rock
,
Cook Island
,
New South Wales
(
28°11’25”S
153°34’47”E
)
.
Material examined.
Western Australia
2 males
,
MV
J56901
,
Seven Mile Beach
,
North of Dongara
(
29°12’00”S
114°53’00”E
),
1 m
,
24 April 1986
(
SWA 90
)
;
2 males
,
AM
P.
41234, 300 m
south-east of
Penguin Island
,
Warnbro Sound
(
32°18'30"S
115°41'36"E
),
3.5 m
, seagrass
Amphibolis griffithii
,
7 November 1990
, coll.
P.A. Hutchings
(
Stn A
)
.
Remarks.
These records provide additional location information for
M. kameruka
.
Distribution.
Australia
.
Queensland
: Port Denison; North Stradbroke Island (Lowry & Springethorpe 2005).
New South Wales
: Mary's Rock, Cook Island; Julian Rocks, Byron Bay; Boambee Creek, Sawtell; Port Stephens; Broken Bay; Port Jackson; Jervis Bay; Ulladulla; Merimbula (
Lowry & Springthorpe 2005
); Twofold Bay (
Hutchings, van der Velde & Keable 1989
).
Victoria
: Off Melbourne (
Stebbing 1888
); Griffiths Point (
Lowry & Springthorpe 2005
); Port Phillip (J.L.
Barnard 1972
).
Western Australia
. Point Peron; Rottnest Island; Cottesloe Beach (J.L.
Barnard 1972
); Warnbro Sound; Dongara (current study).