New species and new records of Ampithoidae (Peracarida: Amphipoda) from Australian Waters Author Hughes, Lauren E. Author Peart, Rachael A. text Zootaxa 2013 3719 1 1 102 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3719.1.1 523becce-8715-4b42-bab0-a66766621afd 1175-5326 246657 1F275DB9-0D3B-4322-9F21-A402F1384D8C Peramphithoe aorangi (Barnard, 1972) ( Fig. 61 ) Ampithoe aorangi J.L. Barnard, 1972: 37 , figs 8–10a–e. Peramphithoe aorangi .—Conlan & Bousfield, 1982:60.—Barnard & Karaman, 1991: 108. Type locality. Eve Bay, Wellington, New Zealand . Material examined. New South Wales : 2 specimens , AM P.36710, Quarantine Bay, Twofold Bay ( 37°4’42”S 149°53’E ), seagrass beds Poisidonia sp., 25 June 1985 , coll. S.J. Keable and A.L. Reid; many specimens, AM P.53881, Quarantine Bay, Twofold Bay ( 37°4’42”S 149°53’E ), seagrass beds Posidonia sp., 17 September 1985 , coll. P.A. Hutchings (Q1,3). Tasmania: 2 specimens , AM P.83631, south east Mills Reef, west coast Bruny Island ( 43°19’S 147°14’E ), 2 m , rocky reef under rock, 14 December 1977 , coll. C. Short. Victoria: Male , 14.0 mm, dissected, 2 slides, NMVJ64942, Port Philip Bay ( 37°57’42”S 144°44’42”E ), 5 m , sand, 3 February 1972 , coll. Marine Pollution Studies Group, Ministry for Conservation (Port Philip Bay environmental study benthic survey 1969–73 ); many specimens, NMV J5742, Port Philip Bay ( 37°57’42”S 144°44’42”E ), 5 m , sand, 3 February 1972 , coll. Marine Pollution Studies Group, Ministry for Conservation (Port Philip Bay environmental study benthic survey 1969–73 ). FIGURE 61. Peramphithoe aorangi (Barnard, 1972) , male, 9 mm, NMV J64948 , Flinders Island, South Australia, scales 0.1 mm. South Australia : Male , dissected, 3 slides, NMVJ64948, by boat ramp, Giles Point ( 35°03’00”S 137°46’00”E ), intertidal, 19 March 1985 (SA 36); 4 specimens , NMV J57103 , by boat ramp, Giles Point ( 35°03’00”S 137°46’00”E ), intertidal, 19 March 1985 (SA 36); 20 specimens , NMV J57105 , by boat ramp, Giles Point ( 35°03’00”S 137°46’00”E ), 1 m , 19 March 1985 (SA 38); 1 specimen , NMVJ64941, by boat ramp, Giles Point ( 35°03’00”S 137°46’00”E ), 1 m , 19 March 1985 (SA 38); male, 9.0 mm, dissected, 3 slides, NMVJ64948, “The “Hotspot” reef, 5 nautical miles west of the northern end of Flinders Island ( 33°40’30”S 134°22’00”E ), 17 m , 19 April 1985 (SA 65); 12 specimens , NMV J57183 , “The “Hotspot” reef, 5 nautical miles west of the northern end of Flinders Island ( 33°40’30”S 134°22’00”E ), 17 m , 19 April 1985 (SA 65); 4 specimens , NMV J57104 , Tiparra Reef, Tiparra Lighthouse, Tiparra Bay ( 34°04’00”S 137°23’00”E ), 5.0 m, 15 March 1985 (SA 17); 1 specimen , NMVJ64940, Seven Mile Beach, north of Dongara ( 29°12’00”S 114°53’00”E ), 1 m , 24 April 1986 (SWA 88). Western Australia : 1 specimen , NMV J57024 , north of False Island , King George Sound ( 35°00’42”S 118°10’06”E ), 25 m , 15 April 1984 (SWA 56). Remarks. This is the first record of P. aorangi outside of New Zealand . The species is recorded herein from across the southern coast of Australia . Distribution. New Zealand : Wellington (J.L. Barnard 1972). Australia . New South Wales : Twofold Bay (current study). Tasmania: Bruny Island (current study). Victoria: Port Philip Bay (current study). South Australia : Giles Point, Flinders Island , Tiparra Bay, Dongara (current study). Western Australia : King George Sound (current study).