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
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Elasmopus souillacensis
Appadoo& Myers, 2003
(
Figs 16–18
)
Elasmopus souillacensis
Appadoo & Myers, 2003
: 71
–74, fig. 9, 10.—
Vader & Krapp-Schickel, 2012
: 1206
(key).
Material examined.
New Zealand
: male,
5.5 mm
, dissected, 4 slides, AM P.98051, Fishing Rock landing, Raoul
Island
, Kermadec Islands,
29°15'03"S
,
177°54'12"W
,
1 m
, invertebrate substrate under boulders, rockpools beside Fishing Rock, some loose rocks and coral cover in pool, algal turf,
18 May 2011
, coll. S.J. Keable, M.A. McGrouther and A. Reid, K
2011-54
-1; 15+ specimens, AM P.90947, Fishing Rock landing, Raoul
Island
, Kermadec Islands,
29°15'03"S
,
177°54'12"W
,
1 m
, under boulders, rockpools beside Fishing Rock, some loose rocks and coral cover in pool, algal turf,
18 May 2011
, coll. S.J. Keable, M.A. McGrouther and A. Reid, K
2011-54
- 1;
1 specimen
, AM P.90942, Macauley
Island
, Kermadec Islands,
30°13'40"S
,
178°26'20"W
,
21.2 m
, side and top of rock with Porifera,
21 May 2011
, coll. S.J. Keable and A. Reid, K
2011-70
;
2 specimens
, AM P.90943, west side of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands,
31°21'15"S
,
178°49'36"W
,
12–20 m
, rockwalls, shelly sediment, sponges and coral scrapings,
26 May 2011
, coll. S.J. Keable and A. Reid, K
2011-99
-3;
10 specimens
, AM P.90944, west side of South Meyer
Island
, Kermadec Islands,
29°14'47"S
,
177°52'53"W
,
12 m
, rock-lined gutter about
10 m
long,
30 cm
deep with rubble, coll. S.J. Keable, M.A. McGrouther and A. Reid, K201-3;
6 specimens
, AM P.90945, Fishing Rock landing, Raoul
Island
, Kermadec Islands,
29°15'2"S
,
177°54'11"W
,
5 m
, scrapings from rock wall, coll. S.J. Keable and A. Reid, K
2011-49
-5;
4 specimens
, AM P.90946, Fishing Rock landing, Raoul
Island
, Kermadec Islands,
29°15'2"S
,
177°54'11"W
,
5 m
, scrapings from rock wall, coll. S.J. Keable and A. Reid, K
2011- 49
-7.
Type
locality.
Souillac,
Mauritius
, Indian Ocean
20°31'S
,
57°30.7'E
.
Remarks.
Specimens of
Elasmopus souillacensis
from the Kermadec
Island
are the first to be recorded since its description from
Mauritius
and provide a geographic range extension into the South Pacific Ocean.
Distribution.
Indian Ocean:
Mauritius
(
Appadoo & Myers 2003
). South Pacific Ocean:
New Zealand
: Kermadec Islands (current study).