Genus Cerapus Say, 1817
- Baracuma Barnard, J.L. & Drummond, M.M. 1981. Three corophioids (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Western Port, Victoria. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 93: 31-41 [31].
Type species:
Baracuma alquirta Barnard & Drummond, 1981 by original designation. - Cerapus Say, T. 1817. On a new genus of Crustacea, and the species on which it is established. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1(4): 49-52 [49].
Type species:
Cerapus tubularis Say, 1817 by monotypy. Type species:
Cerapus abditus Templeton, 1836 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lowry, J.K. & Berents, P.B. 1989. A redescription of Cerapus tubularis Say, 1817, based on material of the first reviewer, S.I. Smith, 1880, (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Corophioidea). Journal of Natural History 23: 1341-1352 [1342]
- Lowry, J.K. & Berents, P.B. 1996. The Ericthonius group, a new perspective on an old problem (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Corophoidea). Records of the Australian Museum 48: 75-109 [84]
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
ISCHYROCERIDAE: Cerapus abditus (Templeton, 1836) — Stebbing, T.R.R. 1910. Scientific results of the trawling expedition of H.M.C.S. "Thetis" Crustacea Part V. Amphipoda. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 4(12): 567-658, pls 47-60 (recorded this species); Hale, H.M. 1929. The Crustaceans of South Australia. Adelaide : Government Printer Vol. 2 201-380 pp. (recorded this species); Lowry, J.K. in Lowry, J.K. & Stoddart, H.E. 2003. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida: Amphipoda, Cumacea, Mysidacea. In Beesley, P.L. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.2B. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. xii 531 pp. (excluded this species)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Gulf of Carp.
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, NE coast
- Western Australia: Lower W coast
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | ISCHYROCERIDAE Stebbing, 1899 | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | PERACARIDA Calman, 1904 | 20-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Lauren Timms (NMV) Dr Genefor Walker-Smith (NMV) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | ISCHYROCERIDAE Stebbing, 1899 | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 12-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED |