Linguimaera leo Krapp-Schickel 2003
- Dataset
- New genera, species and records of Maeridae from Australian Waters: Austromaera, Ceradocus, Glossomaera, Hamimaera, Huonella gen. nov., Linguimaera and Maeraceterus gen. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Malacostraca
- order
- Amphipoda
- family
- Melitidae
- genus
- Linguimaera
- species
- Linguimaera leo
description
Maera mastersi. — Barnard, 1972 a: 226, fig. 132.
distribution
Distribution. New South Wales: Tathra, South Solitary Island (current study). Victoria: Port Phillip Bay, Western Port, Portland Bay (Krapp-Schickel 2003). Tasmania: Apollo Bay; Simmonds Point; Sheppards Point; East Lippies (current study). South Australia: Robe; Wallaroo; Tiparra Bay; Flinders Island; Beachport; Gulf of St Vincent; Yorke Peninsula; Sir Joseph Banks Group; Nuyts Archipelago; Ceduna (Krapp-Schickel 2003). Western Australia: Bunbury, Favourite Island, Point Peron; Mullaloo; Port Gregory; Two Peoples Bay (J. L. Barnard 1972 a; current study).
materials_examined
Material examined. Tasmania: 3 specimens, AM P. 88457, Apollo Bay (43 ° 10 ′ S 147 ° 18 ′ E), depth unknown, 23 July 2001, coll. A. Davey (CAM 67); 2 specimens, AM P. 88458, Simmonds Point (43 ° 06 ′ 42 ″ S 147 ° 17 ′ 04 ″ E), depth unknown, 29 January 1999, coll. A. Davey; 1 specimen, AM P. 88459, Sheppards Point (42 ° 52 ′ S 147 ° 19 ′ E), depth unknown, 7 January 1998, coll. A. Davey (CAM 78); 6 specimens, AM P. 88456, East Lippies Point (43 ° 22 ′ S 147 ° 03 ′ E), depth unknown, 23 December 2004, coll. A. Davey (CAM 67 / 78). New South Wales: 2 specimens (1 male, 1 female), AM P. 97875, east of Kangarutha Point, south of Tathra (36 ° 44 ′ 56 ″ S 149 ° 59 ′ 04 ″ E), 15.9 m, sediment under loose boulders in crevices between rocks, 2 April 2008, coll. S. J. Keable (MI NSW 3234); 1 specimen, AM P. 78422, north-west end of South Solitary Island (30 ° 12 ′ 07 ″ S 153 ° 15 ′ 59 ″ E) hand collected on SCUBA, 1 May 2005, coll. K. B. Attwood (NSW 2803). South Australia: 10 specimens, SAMA C 6716, Beachport (37 ° 28 ′ 59 ″ S 147 ° 01 ′ 00 ″ E), 9 February 1977, coll. W. Zeidler and party; many specimens, SAMA C 66752, western side of Whittlebee Point, east of Ceduna (32 ° 19 ′ 59 ″ S 133 ° 11 ′ 59 ″ E), 1 – 3 m, 7 March 1993, coll. W. Zeidler, K. L. Gowlett-Holmes and B. McHenry; 4 specimens, SAMA C 6751, western side of Whittlebee Point, east of Ceduna (32 ° 19 ′ 59 ″ S 133 ° 11 ′ 59 ″ E), depth unknown, 7 March 1993, coll. W. Zeidler, K. L. Gowlett-Holmes and B. McHenry; 1 specimen, SAMA C 6493, east of Petrel cove, St Francis Island, Nuyts Archipelago, (32 ° 30 ′ 06 ″ S 133 ° 17 ′ 23 ″ E), rockpools, 29 January 1982, coll. W. Zeidler and A. Gackle; 2 specimens, SAMA C 6728, off southwest point, St Francis Island, Nuyts Archipelago (32 ° 30 ′ 00 ″ S 133 ° 18 ′ 04 ″ E), rocks and sand, 19 January 1982, coll. W. Zeidler; 4 specimens, SAMA C 6505, southern side, north east point, Langton Island, Sir Joseph Banks group (34 ° 35 ′ 30 ″ S 136 ° 15 ′ 15 ″ E), under rocks in intertidal pools, 26 January 1985, coll. K Gowlett-Holmes and F. Gowlett; 1 specimen, SAMA C 6587, Edithburgh Jetty, Yorke Peninsula (35 ° 06 ′ 05 ″ S 137 ° 43 ′ 59 ″ E), under rocks, 17 May 2006, coll. K. L. Gowlett-Holmes; 1 specimen, SAMA C 6492, Gleeson’s Landing, Yorke Peninsula (35 ° 00 ′ 20 ″ S 136 ° 57 ′ 50 ″ E), depth unknown, coll. T. Castle; 4 specimens, SAMA C 6494, extreme southern end of Pondalowie Bay, Yorke Peninsula (35 ° 13 ′ 30 ″ S 136 ° 50 ′ 15 ″ E), under rocks at low tide, 7 Novemer 1976, coll. W. Zeidler and I. C. Kowanko; 5 specimens, SAMA C 6491, 20 km due west of Outer Harbour, Gulf St Vincent (34 ° 46 ′ 47 ″ S 138 ° 28 ′ 50 ″ E), 23 – 25 m, 18 April 1975, coll. J McPhalain; 8 specimens, SAMA C 6713, 20 km west northwest of Outer Harbour, Gulf St Vincent (34 ° 46 ′ 47 ″ S 138 ° 28 ′ 50 ″ E), 22 – 25 m, 24 April 1975, coll. J McFarlane; 1 specimen, SAMA C 6495, Point Turton (34 ° 55 ′ 59 ″ S 137 ° 21 ′ 06 ″ E), depth unknown, 11 October 1965; many specimens, SAMA C 6496, near lighthouse, Robe (37 ° 10 ′ 00 ″ S 139 ° 43 ′ 59 ″ E), depth unknown, 10 February 1977, coll. W. Zeidler; 5 specimens, NMV J 56953, Tiparra Bay, Tiparra Reef Coal Reef (34 ° 04 ′ 00 ″ S 137 ° 23 ′ 00 ″ E), 5 m, 15 March 1985, (SA 14); 2 specimens, NMV J 56958, ″ The ″ Hotspot ″ reef, 5 nautical miles west of northern end of Flinders Island (33 ° 40 ′ 30 ″ S 134 ° 22 ′ 00 ″ E), 17 m, 19 April 1985 (SA 65). Western Australia: 3 specimens, AM P. 83302, Parmelia Bank, 1 mile west of Woodmans Point (32 ° 08 ′ 05 ″ S 115 ° 43 ′ 14 ″ E), 2 – 3 m, dead shells Dinna sp. with green alga Caulerpa sp., 13 February 1972, coll. B. R. Wilson; many specimens, AM P. 79356, 1 km west of Red Bluff, Kalbarri (27 ° 42 ′ S 114 ° 09 ′ E), 18 m, macroalga Ecklonia sp. bed, 9 January 1984, coll. J. K. Lowry (WA 454); 4 specimens, AM P. 79405, 1 km west of Red Bluff, Kalbarri (27 ° 42 ′ S 114 ° 09 ′ E), 18 m, macroalga Ecklonia sp. holdfasts, 9 January 1984, coll. R. T. Springthorpe (WA 453); 12 specimens, AM P. 79412, 1 km west of Red Bluff, Kalbarri (27 ° 42 ′ S 114 ° 09 ′ E), 18 m, macroalga Ecklonia sp. holdfasts, 9 January 1984, coll. R. T. Springthorpe (WA 453); 10 specimens, AM P. 79358, rocks near Migo Island, Torbay Bay, Port Harding (35 ° 04 ′ S 117 ° 39 ′ E), 6 – 7 m, small branched alga with compound tunicate on underside of branches, 15 December 1983, coll. J. K. Lowry and R. T. Springthorpe (WA 152); 1 specimen, NMV J 56962, North Lumps, 2 km off Mullaloo (31 ° 47 ′ 18 ″ S 115 ° 42 ′ 48 ″ E), 6 m, 2 May 1986, (SWA 107); 3 specimens, NMV J 56963, North Lumps, 2 km off Mullaloo (31 ° 47 ′ 18 ″ S 115 ° 42 ′ 48 ″ E), 7 m, 2 May 1986 (SWA 113); 3 specimens, NMV J 56964, reef 500 m offshore, Port Gregory (28 ° 12 ′ 00 ″ S 114 ° 15 ′ 00 ″ E), 2.0 m, 28 April 1986 (SWA 101); 1 specimens, NMV J 56965, point at north end of Little Beach, Two Peoples Bay (34 ° 58 ′ 12 ″ S 118 ° 10 ′ 48 ″ E), 5 m, 18 April 1986, (SWA 78); 1 specimens, NMV J 56966, 1 km offshore Seven Mile Beach, North of Dongara (29 ° 12 ′ 00 ″ S 114 ° 53 ′ 00 ″ E), 9 m, 27 April 1986, (SWA 97); 5 specimens (3 male, 1 female), AM P. 97876, 8 – 10 km off Semaphore, Gulf Saint Vincent, (34 ° 52 ′ S 138 ° 20 ′ E), 9 m, 1925, coll. H. M. Hale (6 - 7 of H. M. Hale). Type locality. Prince George Light, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia (38 ° 6.3´S 144 ° 44.25´E).
Name
- Homonyms
- Linguimaera leo Krapp-Schickel 2003