Maeridae from the Indo-Pacific: Elasmopus, Leeuwinella gen. nov., Maeropsis, Pseudelasmopus and Quadrimaera (Amphipoda: Crustacea) Author Hughes, Lauren E. text Zootaxa 2015 4059 2 201 256 journal article 39226 10.11646/zootaxa.4059.2.1 7dbcc655-553b-4d35-8562-1a98c4555b89 1175-5326 232164 F9ED6784-D8C0-409E-9E4F-73879B265BC4 Quadrimaera pacifica ( Schellenberg, 1938 ) Maera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938 : 42 , figs 19–20.— Nayar, 1959 : 23 , pl. 8, figs 16–17.— J.L. Barnard, 1965 : 511 .— J.L. Barnard, 1970 : 150 , figs 92–93.— J.L. Barnard, 1971 : 84 , figs 38–41.— Ledoyer, 1972 : 227 , fig. 43 (forme A); 1983: 534, figs 201–202 (forme A).— Kim & Kim, 1987 : 11 , fig. 10.—Ruffo et al. , 2000:13. Maera kaiulani J.L. Barnard, 1970 : 141 , figs 90–91.— J.L. Barnard, 1971 : 84 , figs 38–41. Quadrimaera kaiulani .— Krapp-Schickel & Ruffo, 2000 : 194 . Quadrimaera cf. pacifica .— Appadoo et al. , 2002 : 650 , fig. 5. Material examined. Queensland: many specimens, AM P. 75779, 200 m off the beach on the southern side of Thursday Island , Torres Strait, 10°35'17"S , 142°12'58"E , 2 m , low turfing brown algae on mooring rope, 30 September 2006 , coll. J.K. Lowry and M. Capa, QLD 1894; 17 specimens , AM P.75780, Sunken reef, north of Goodes Island , Torres Strait, 10°31'29"S , 14°23'18"E , 12 m , short complex red algae, 29 September 2006 , coll. M. Capa and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1860; 7 specimens , AM P.75791, Sunken reef, north of Goodes Island , Torres Strait, 10°31'29"S , 14°23'18"E , 10 m , plates of coral rubble, 29 September 2006 , coll. M. Capa and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1868; 1 specimen , AM P.75793, Sunken reef, north of Goodes Island , Torres Strait, 10°31'29"S , 14°23'18"E , 12 m , rocks with 15 cm tall brown alga Sargassum sp., 29 September 2006 , coll. M. Capa and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1866; 3 specimens , AM P.75794, Sunken reef, north of Goodes Island , Torres Strait, 10°31'29"S , 14°23'18"E , 12 m , large sticks of coral rubble, 29 September 2006 , coll. M. Capa and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1863; 1 specimen , AM P.75786, Number One reef, Katai Nab, North of Horn Island , Torres Strait, 10°32'30"S , 142°10'15"E , 6 m , submerged rope fibre caught on reef, encrusted with red epiphytic algae on tips, 28 September 2006 , coll. J.K. Lowry, QLD 1846; 5 specimens , AM P.75785, Number One reef, Katai Nab, North of Horn Island , Torres Strait, 10°32'30"S , 142°10'15"E , 8 m , large brick covered in fine sediment, epiphytes, brown alga Padina sp., low turfing algae, 28 September 2006 , coll. J.K. Lowry and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1851; 2 specimens , AM P.75781, Number One reef, Katai Nab, North of Horn Island , Torres Strait, 10°32'30"S , 142°10'15"E , 5.6 m , coarse coral rubble, 28 September 2006 , coll. L.E. Hughes, QLD 1849; 2 specimens , AM P.75790, Number One reef, Katai Nab, north of Horn Island , Torres Strait, 10°32'30"S , 142°10'15"E , 7.8 m , brown alga Sargassum sp. 10–15 cm tall, 28 September 2006 , coll. L.E. Hughes, QLD 1848; 5 specimens , AM P.75789, drop off at the north western corner of Hammond Island , Torres Strait, 10°32'24"S , 142°11'19"E , 15 m , red macrophyte, 28 September 2006 , coll. J.K. Lowry and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1882; 1 specimen , AM P.75782, western side of Goodes Island , Torres Strait, 10°34'9"S , 14°28'51"E , 9 m , fine sediment, 2 October 2006 , coll. J.K. Lowry and L.E. Hughes QLD 1924; 7 specimens , AM P.75783, north-west corner of Goodes Island , Torres Strait, 10°33'34"S , 14°29'8"E , 5 m , live rock, 29 September2006 , coll. M. Capa and L.E. Hughes QLD 1877; 2 specimens , AM P.75787, Northwest Islet, Torres Strait, 10°18'54"S , 14°25'26"E , 5 m , dead red algae, 1 October 2006 , coll. L.E. Hughes and M. Capa, QLD 1911; 1 specimen , AM P.75792, Northwest Islet, Torres Strait, 10°18'54"S , 14°25'26"E , 3.8 m , plastic fabric attached to dead coral covered in epiphytes, 1 October 2006 , coll. M. Capa and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1918; 2 specimens , AM P.75856, near shore, western side of Hawkesbury Island , Torres Strait, 10°21'44"S , 14°27'4"E , 1.7 m , coral rubble, 1 October 2006 , coll. J.K. Lowry and M. Capa, QLD 1909; 2 specimens , AM P.75788, near shore, western side of Hawkesbury Island , Torres Strait, 10°21'44"S , 14°27'4"E , 8 m , soft sediment, 1 October 2006 , coll. J.K. Lowry and M. Capa, QLD 1900; 4 specimens , AM P.75858, largest bommie in lagoon at the 'Entrance', One Tree Island , 23°29'16"S , 15°24'46"E , 4.2 m , very fine silty sediment, 24 October 2006 , coll. L.E. Hughes andI. Takeuchi, QLD 1936; 2 specimens , AM P.75768, largest bommie in lagoon at the 'Entrance', One Tree Island , 23°29'16"S , 15°24'46"E , 4.5 m , large sticks of coral rubble, 25 October 2006 , coll. J.K. Lowry and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1949; 1 specimen , AM P.75766, north of No Tree Island , One Tree Island , 23°29'47"S , 15°23'25"E , 2.1 m , soft sediment, 25 October 2006 , coll. I. Takeuchi and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1955; 1 specimen , AM P.75857, outside barrier reef near the 'Entrance', One Tree Island , 23°29'2"S , 15°25'22"E , 10 m , large brown hydroid, 26 October 2006 , coll. I. Takeuchi and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1962; 1 specimen , AM P.75773, outside barrier reef near the 'Entrance', One Tree Island , 23°29'2"S , 15°25'22"E , 10 m , mixed red algae, 26 October 2006 , coll. I. Takeuchi andL.E. Hughes, QLD 1960; 1 specimen , AM P.75769, largest bommie in lagoon at the 'Entrance', One Tree Island , 23°29'16"S , 15°24'46"E , 4 m , red algae, 25 October 2006 , coll. J.K. Lowry and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1950; 11 specimens , AM P.75775, largest bommie in lagoon at the 'Entrance', One Tree Island , 23°29'16"S , 15°24'46"E , 4 m , coral rubble with coarse sand, coll. J.K. Lowry and L.E. Hughes, 25 October 2006 , QLD 1950; many specimens, AM P.75767, centre bommies, First lagoon, One Tree Island , 23°30'12"S , 15°25'19"E , 1.7 m , dead coral with epiphytes, 29 October 2006 , coll. L.E. Hughes and J.K. Lowry, QLD 2006; 10 specimens , AM P.75774, channel on western side, One Tree Island , 23°30'12"S , 15°25'19"E , 2 m , coral rubble, 28 October 2006 , coll. I. Takeuchi and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1988; 1 specimen , AM P.75777, outer reef slope, south of One Tree Island , 23°30'47"S , 15°25'10"E , 13.8 m , large sticks of coral rubble, 28 October 2006 , coll. I. Takeuchi and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1994; many specimens, AM P.75776, outer reef, Steves bommie, near Two Trees Islet, One Tree Island , 23°29'3"S , 15°25'27"E , 13 m , coral rubble with epiphytes and solitary ascidians, 27 October 2006 , coll. L.E. Hughes and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1978; 2 specimens , AM P.75772, outer reef, Steves bommie, near Two Trees Islet, One Tree Island , 23°29'3"S , 15°25'27"E , 13.8 m , low turfing algae and fine sediment, 27 October 2006 , coll. L.E. Hughes and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1975; 8 specimens , AM P.75778, outer reef, Steves bommie, near Two Trees Islet, One Tree Island , 23°29'3"S , 15°25'27"E , 13.2 m , coral rubble with algae, 27 October 2006 , coll. L.E. Hughes and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1974; 1 specimen , AM P.75770,outer reef, north of Third Lagoon, One Tree Island , 23°29'4"S , 15°24'7"E , 18 m , coral rubble, 27 October 2006 , coll. I. Takeuchi and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1982; 1 specimen , AM P.75771,outer reef, north of Third Lagoon, One Tree Island , 23°29'4"S , 15°24'7"E , 18 m , fine sediment, 27 October 2006 , coll. I. Takeuchi and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1979. New Zealand : 10 specimens , AM P. 90951,west side of North Chanter Island , Herald Islands, Kermadec Islands, 29°15'6"S , 177°51'21"W , 10 m , 16 May 2011 , coll. A. Ballance and S.J. Keable, K 2011-42 . Type locality. Makin, Kiribati , ~140'S, 17922'W. Distribution. South Pacific Ocean. Australia : Queensland: Torres Strait, One Tree Island (current study); New Zealand : Kermadec Islands (current study); Fiji ( Schellenberg 1938 ; Myers 1985 ). North Pacific Ocean: Hawaii ( Schellenberg 1938 ; J.L. Barnard 1970 ); Kiribati ( Schellenberg 1938 ). Indian Ocean: Madagascar ( Ledoyer 1972 ); Mauritius ( Appadoo et al. 2002 ).