New species of Hoho, Mallacoota and Parelasmopus (Maeridae: Amphipoda) from Australian waters
Author
HUGHES, L. E.
text
Zootaxa
2011
2011-07-08
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2955.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2955.1.1
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Parelasmopus dancaui
Ortiz & Lalana, 1997
(Figs 46–48)
Parelasmopus dancaui
Ortiz & Lalana, 1997: 72–79
,
Figs 33
–38.
Type
locality.
Bunaken
,
12–14 km
west of
Manado
, northern
Palau
Sulawesi
(formerly
Celebes
Island),
Indonesia
.
Material examined.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
.
1 male
,
7.7 mm
, dissected, 3 slides,
AM
P.85235;
1 female
, 7.0 mm, dissected, 3 slides,
AM
P.85236;
1 male
,
5.6 mm
, dissected, 1 slide,
AM
P.85237;
1 male
, 9.0 mm, dissected, 4 slides,
AM
P.85238; off
West Island Jetty
(
12°05'15"S
96°50'14"E
),
1.5 m
, rubble,
14 October 2008
, coll.
L.E. Hughes
(
MI
WA 843
); 10+ specimens,
AM
P.81818, off
West Island Jetty
(
12°05'15"S
96°50'14"E
),
1.5 m
, rubble,
14 October 2008
, coll.
L.E. Hughes
(
MI
WA 843
);
1 juvenile
male, 1 indet. juvenile,
AM
P.81819, “Rose Wall” dive site, near
Horsburgh Island
(
12°05'45"S
96°50'32"E
),
13.8 m
, green calcareous algae
Halimeda
sp.
,
12 October 2008
, coll.
K.B. Attwood
(
MI
WA 827
);
1 male
,
1 juvenile
male,
10 females
,
AM
P.81820, “Rose Wall” dive site, near
Horsburgh Island
(
12°05'45"S
96°50'32"E
),
11 m
, rubble some green calcareous algae
Halimeda
sp.
,
12 October 2008
, coll.
L.E. Hughes
(
MI
WA 830
);
1 juvenile
male,
AM
P.81821, "Two Trees" dive site, western side of
West Island
(
12°09'35"S
96°48'59"E
),
10.8 m
,
Acropora
sp.
plate rubble,
15 October 2008
, coll.
L.E. Hughes
and
K.B. Attwood
(
MI
WA 854
);
1 male
,
4 female
,
AM
P.81817, off
West Island Jetty
(
12°05'15"S
96°50'14"E
),
1.5 m
, turfing mat of red and green algae,
14 October 2008
, coll.
L.E. Hughes
and
J.K. Lowry
(
MI
WA 842
);
2 females
,
1 juvenile
,
AM
P.81823, off
West Island Jetty
(
12°05'15"S
96°50'14"E
),
1.5 m
, turfing mat of red and green algae,
14 October 2008
, coll.
L.E. Hughes
and
J.K. Lowry
(
MI
WA 842
);
1 juvenile
male,
AM
P.81822,
Turks
Reef
(
12°06'44"S
96°49'43"E
),
3.8 m
, sticks of rubble and algae,
10 October 2008
, coll.
L.E. Hughes
(
MI
WA 818
);
3 males
,
AM
P.82179, between
Direction Island
and
Prison Island
(
12°06'S
96°53'E
),
4 m
, coral head with encrusted algae in channel in rubble,
8 October 1979
, coll.
F.H. Talbot.
Remarks.
The male gnathopod 2 shows a range of development with growth stage figs
46–48 in
material between
5.6 mm
and
7.7 mm
.
Parelasmopus dancaui
was a commonly sampled species at
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
. Individuals of this species were collected from
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
in 1979 and again in 2008.
Distribution.
Indian Ocean.
Indonesia
, Suluwesi (
Ortiz & Lalana 1997
);
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
(current study).