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<emphasis id="5DE6646EFFBBFFA1FF50FBF9148DFB80" bold="true" box="[151,430,1052,1078]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Quadrimaera metinaro</emphasis>
Hughes, 2015
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(
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)
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<taxonomicName id="A892C3FFFFBBFFA1FF50FB631769FB2A" authority="Hughes, 2015: 102" authorityName="Hughes" authorityPageNumber="102" authorityYear="2015" box="[151,586,1158,1181]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="metinaro">
<emphasis id="5DE6646EFFBBFFA1FF50FB6314A2FB2B" box="[151,385,1158,1181]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Quadrimaera metinaro</emphasis>
Hughes, 2015: 102
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, figs 2224.
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<paragraph id="6F2DB87CFFBBFFA1FF50FB2C10A7F9B4" blockId="36.[151,1436,1225,1970]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">
<emphasis id="5DE6646EFFBBFFA1FF50FB2C14A6FB54" bold="true" box="[151,389,1225,1250]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Material examined.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="1785F8ECFFBBFFA1FE56FB2C14EEFB54" box="[401,461,1225,1250]" name="Malta" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Male</collectingCountry>
,
<quantity id="A86A1599FFBBFFA1FE1AFB2C1719FB57" box="[477,570,1225,1250]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.6" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" unit="mm" value="4.6">4.6 mm</quantity>
, dissected 4 slides, AM P.92526, south end of McCluer
<collectingCountry id="1785F8ECFFBBFFA1FB18FB2C1005FB54" box="[1247,1318,1225,1250]" name="Iceland" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Island</collectingCountry>
, Northern Territory,
<geoCoordinate id="0AA6DEBBFFBBFFA1FEC0FB081472FAB0" box="[263,337,1261,1286]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" precision="925" value="-11.1">11°6'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="0AA6DEBBFFBBFFA1FE99FB0B14EBFAB0" box="[350,456,1262,1286]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" precision="925" value="133.0">133°00'E</geoCoordinate>
, 0 m, red algae,
<date id="1B2C9EBCFFBBFFA1FD43FB0B1667FAB0" box="[644,836,1261,1286]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" value="1982-10-18">18 October 1982</date>
, coll. J.K. Lowry, NT 63;
<specimenCount id="799473F5FFBBFFA1FBA9FB0B119EFAB0" box="[1134,1213,1261,1286]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" type="male">1 male</specimenCount>
,
<quantity id="A86A1599FFBBFFA1FB0EFB0B102EFAB3" box="[1225,1293,1262,1286]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" unit="mm" value="4.0">4 mm</quantity>
, dissected, 3 slides, AM P.92527, south end of McCluer
<collectingCountry id="1785F8ECFFBBFFA1FD4FFAF417ECFA9C" box="[648,719,1297,1322]" name="Iceland" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Island</collectingCountry>
, Northern Territory,
<geoCoordinate id="0AA6DEBBFFBBFFA1FC7CFAF41125FA9C" box="[955,1030,1297,1322]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" precision="925" value="-11.1">11°6'S</geoCoordinate>
, 133°E, 0 m, red algae,
<date id="1B2C9EBCFFBBFFA1FADAFAF715F1FAF8" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" value="1982-10-18">18 October 1982</date>
, coll. J.K. Lowry NT 63; 1 c female,
<quantity id="A86A1599FFBBFFA1FDB9FAD317F4FAFB" box="[638,727,1334,1358]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.2" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" unit="mm" value="4.2">4.2 mm</quantity>
, dissected, 1 slide, AM P.92528, south end of McCluer
<collectingCountry id="1785F8ECFFBBFFA1FA96FAD010BBFAF8" box="[1361,1432,1333,1358]" name="Iceland" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Island</collectingCountry>
, Northern Territory,
<geoCoordinate id="0AA6DEBBFFBBFFA1FEB5FABC149FFAC4" box="[370,444,1369,1394]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" precision="925" value="-11.1">11°6'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="0AA6DEBBFFBBFFA1FE0FFABF1711FAC4" box="[456,562,1370,1394]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" precision="925" value="133.0">133°00'E</geoCoordinate>
, 0 m, red algae,
<date id="1B2C9EBCFFBBFFA1FD2FFABF1684FAC4" box="[744,935,1369,1394]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" value="1982-10-18">18 October 1982</date>
, coll. J.K. Lowry, NT 63;
<specimenCount id="799473F5FFBBFFA1FB0DFABF1047FAC4" box="[1226,1380,1369,1394]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" type="generic">10 specimens</specimenCount>
, AM P.78319, south end of McCluer
<collectingCountry id="1785F8ECFFBBFFA1FDC3FA981768FA20" box="[516,587,1405,1430]" name="Iceland" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Island</collectingCountry>
, Northern Territory,
<geoCoordinate id="0AA6DEBBFFBBFFA1FCFFFA9816A1FA20" box="[824,898,1405,1430]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" precision="925" value="-11.1">11°6'S</geoCoordinate>
, 133°E, 0 m, red algae,
<date id="1B2C9EBCFFBBFFA1FB5CFA9B107DFA20" box="[1179,1374,1405,1430]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" value="1982-10-18">18 October 1982</date>
, coll. J.K. Lowry, NT 63;
<specimenCount id="799473F5FFBBFFA1FEBDFA471725FA0C" box="[378,518,1441,1466]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" type="generic">2 specimens</specimenCount>
, AM P.77903, reef at west end of Oxley
<collectingCountry id="1785F8ECFFBBFFA1FC15FA44113AFA0C" box="[978,1049,1441,1466]" name="Iceland" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Island</collectingCountry>
, 1100'S, 13249'E,
<quantity id="A86A1599FFBBFFA1FB2EFA441035FA0F" box="[1257,1302,1441,1466]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" unit="m" value="5.0">5 m</quantity>
, red sponge on dead hard coral
<taxonomicName id="A892C3FFFFBBFFA1FEACFA2314F6FA6B" box="[363,469,1478,1501]" class="Anthozoa" family="Acroporidae" genus="Acropora" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scleractinia" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" phylum="Cnidaria" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="5DE6646EFFBBFFA1FEACFA2314F6FA6B" box="[363,469,1478,1501]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Acropora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp.,
<date id="1B2C9EBCFFBBFFA1FDCEFA2317E4FA68" box="[521,711,1477,1502]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" value="1982-10-20">20 October 1982</date>
, coll. J.K. Lowry, NT 79;
<specimenCount id="799473F5FFBBFFA1FC2EFA23117BFA68" box="[1001,1112,1477,1502]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" type="juvenile">1 juvenile</specimenCount>
specimen, AM P.78318, reef on north side of New Year
<collectingCountry id="1785F8ECFFBBFFA1FE02FA0C172FF9B4" box="[453,524,1513,1538]" name="Iceland" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Island</collectingCountry>
,
<geoCoordinate id="0AA6DEBBFFBBFFA1FDD0FA0C1752F9B4" box="[535,625,1513,1538]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" precision="925" value="-10.9">10°54'S</geoCoordinate>
,
<geoCoordinate id="0AA6DEBBFFBBFFA1FDBAFA0F17C4F9B4" box="[637,743,1514,1538]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" precision="925" value="133.03334">133°02'E</geoCoordinate>
,
<quantity id="A86A1599FFBBFFA1FD35FA0F163CF9B7" box="[754,799,1514,1538]" metricMagnitude="0" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.0" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" unit="m" value="2.0">2 m</quantity>
, red algae,
<date id="1B2C9EBCFFBBFFA1FC58FA0F117EF9B4" box="[927,1117,1513,1538]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" value="1982-10-13">13 October 1982</date>
, coll. G.C.B. Poore, NT 1.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="5DE6646EFFBBFFA1FF00F9E81446F990" bold="true" box="[199,357,1549,1574]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">
<typeStatus id="B02906DEFFBBFFA1FF00F9E81421F990" box="[199,258,1549,1574]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Type</typeStatus>
locality.
</emphasis>
East of
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, Secret Garden Reef,
<collectingCountry id="1785F8ECFFBBFFA1FCD8F9E8168FF990" box="[799,940,1549,1574]" name="Timor-Leste" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Timor-Leste</collectingCountry>
,
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,
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.
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<paragraph id="6F2DB87CFFBBFFA1FF00F9D41422F924" blockId="36.[151,1436,1225,1970]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">
<emphasis id="5DE6646EFFBBFFA1FF00F9D41418F9FC" bold="true" box="[199,315,1585,1610]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Variation.</emphasis>
Adult male of
<quantity id="A86A1599FFBBFFA1FE29F9D41765F9FF" box="[494,582,1585,1610]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.6" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" unit="mm" value="4.6">4.6 mm</quantity>
(AM P.92526) with well developed lobes on the gnathopod 2 basis, which are not present on smaller male and female specimens of
<quantity id="A86A1599FFBBFFA1FCE9F9B31652F9DB" box="[814,881,1622,1646]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.0" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" unit="mm" value="4.0">4 mm</quantity>
and
<quantity id="A86A1599FFBBFFA1FC6CF9B31120F9DB" box="[939,1027,1622,1646]" metricMagnitude="-3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.2" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" unit="mm" value="4.2">4.2 mm</quantity>
body length (AM P.92527 and AM P.92528).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="6F2DB87CFFBBFFA1FF00F97810BFF8DF" blockId="36.[151,1436,1225,1970]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">
<emphasis id="5DE6646EFFBBFFA1FF00F9781418F900" bold="true" box="[199,315,1693,1718]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Remarks.</emphasis>
Specimens from the Northern Territory have only three robust setae on each telsonic lobe, for both juveniles and adults, in contrast to the
<typeStatus id="B02906DEFFBBFFA1FD8FF927175BF96C" box="[584,632,1730,1754]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">type</typeStatus>
material from
<collectingCountry id="1785F8ECFFBBFFA1FCE6F924168DF96C" box="[801,942,1729,1754]" name="Timor-Leste" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Timor-Leste</collectingCountry>
, which has four robust setae. With only one seta difference the, material is attributed to
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<emphasis id="5DE6646EFFBBFFA1FD4CF9031630F94B" box="[651,787,1766,1789]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Q. metinaro</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="A892C3FFFFBBFFA1FCE3F900107EF948" authority="Appadoo&amp; Myers, 2002" authorityName="Appadoo&amp; Myers" authorityYear="2002" box="[804,1373,1765,1790]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mirandelle">
<emphasis id="5DE6646EFFBBFFA1FCE3F900111DF948" box="[804,1086,1765,1790]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Quadrimaera mirandelle</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
from
<collectingCountry id="1785F8ECFFBBFFA1FF50F8EC1427F894" box="[151,260,1801,1826]" name="Mauritius" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Mauritius</collectingCountry>
has a similar gnathopod 2 propodus palm to
<taxonomicName id="A892C3FFFFBBFFA1FCDFF8EF1682F897" box="[792,929,1802,1825]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="metinaro">
<emphasis id="5DE6646EFFBBFFA1FCDFF8EF1682F897" box="[792,929,1802,1825]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Q. metinaro</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and the telson has 5 robust setae. With
<taxonomicName id="A892C3FFFFBBFFA1FA46F8EF15D8F8F3" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="metinaro">
<emphasis id="5DE6646EFFBBFFA1FA46F8EF15D8F8F3" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Q. metinaro</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Northern Territory presenting an intermediate telson setal number the possibility that these latter species is a junior synonym was considered, but the gnathopod 2 dactylus is more medially broad in
<taxonomicName id="A892C3FFFFBBFFA1FB3DF8B710B6F8DC" box="[1274,1429,1873,1898]" class="Malacostraca" family="Melitidae" genus="Quadrimaera" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mirandelle">
<emphasis id="5DE6646EFFBBFFA1FB3DF8B710B6F8DC" box="[1274,1429,1873,1898]" italics="true" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Q. mirandelle</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="2788EBF7FFBBFFA1FF00F89014E9F804" pageId="36" pageNumber="237" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="6F2DB87CFFBBFFA1FF00F89014E9F804" blockId="36.[151,1436,1225,1970]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">
<emphasis id="5DE6646EFFBBFFA1FF00F8901443F838" bold="true" box="[199,352,1909,1934]" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Distribution.</emphasis>
<collectingCountry id="1785F8ECFFBBFFA1FEAFF89014D0F838" box="[360,499,1909,1934]" name="Timor-Leste" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Timor-Leste</collectingCountry>
(Hughes 2015).
<collectingCountry id="1785F8ECFFBBFFA1FD75F890163EF838" box="[690,797,1909,1934]" name="Australia" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Australia</collectingCountry>
: Northern Territory: McCluer
<collectingCountry id="1785F8ECFFBBFFA1FBB3F8901198F838" box="[1140,1211,1909,1934]" name="Iceland" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Island</collectingCountry>
, Oxley
<collectingCountry id="1785F8ECFFBBFFA1FAD3F8901078F838" box="[1300,1371,1909,1934]" name="Iceland" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Island</collectingCountry>
, New Year
<collectingCountry id="1785F8ECFFBBFFA1FF16F87C1436F804" box="[209,277,1945,1970]" name="Iceland" pageId="36" pageNumber="237">Island</collectingCountry>
(current study).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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