Species Linguimaera pirloti Krapp-Schickel, 2003
- Maera hamigera Appadoo, C., Myers. A.A. & Fagoonee, I. 2002. The genera Quadrimaera and Maera (Amphipoda: Gammaridea: Melitidae) from Mauritius. Journal of Natural History 36: 641-673 [664, figs. 14-16].
Type data:
Holotype ZMA Amph. 204584 ♂ 7.1 mm (on 2 slides), Sailus ketjil, Iles Paternoster, Sulawesi, 27 m, corals and sand [2°40'S, 120°48'E].
Paratype(s) ZMA Amph. 204585 (in alcohol) 4 ♀ (on slides), 11 adults; ZMA Amph. 204586 2 ♂, 1 adult ♀ (partly on slides).
Generic Combinations
- Linguimaera pirloti (Krapp-Schickel, 2003). —
Krapp-Schickel, T. 2003. Linguimaera Pirlot, 1936 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Melitidae), a valid genus. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60(2): 257-283 [261]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Linguimaera othonides Walker, 1904 [see Krapp-Schickell (2003) for discussion].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australia: Queensland: Lizard Island (Krapp-Schickel, 2009a). Indonesia. Sulawesi (Pirlot 1936). Mauritius (Appadoo et al. 2002).
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26)
Distribution References
- Appadoo, C., Myers. A.A. & Fagoonee, I. 2002. The genera Quadrimaera and Maera (Amphipoda: Gammaridea: Melitidae) from Mauritius. Journal of Natural History 36: 641-673
- Hughes, Lauren E. 2016. New genera, species and records of Maeridae from Australian Waters: Austromaera, Ceradocus, Glossomaera, Hamimaera, Huonella gen. nov., Linguimaera and Maeraceterus gen. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Zootaxa 4115(1): 1–81 [Date published 27 may 2016] [67]
- Krapp-Schickel, T. 2009. Maeridae, the Ceradocus group. pp. 598-642 in Lowry, J.K. & Myers, A.A. (eds). Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Zootaxa 2260: 1-930
- Pirlot, J.M. 1936. Les amphipodes de l'expédition du Siboga. Deuxième partie: les amphipodes gammarides, II: Les amphipodes de la mer profonde. 3: Addendum et partie generale. III: Les amphipodes littoraux. I: Lysianassidae, Ampeliscidae, Leucothoidae, Stenothoidae, Phliantidae, Colomastigidae, Ochlesidae, Liljeborgiidae, Oedicerotidae, Synopiidae, Eusiridae, Gammaridae. Siboga-Expéditie Report 33(E): 237-328
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, sand, seagrass.
Extra Ecological Information
Littoral (0 to 30 m), 2 to 16 m, shallow reef flat, coral rubble, granite rock face with some corals and turf algae.
General References
Krapp-Schickel, T. 2003. Linguimaera Pirlot, 1936 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Melitidae), a valid genus. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60(2): 257-283
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816 | 12-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 27-May-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Shane Ahyong (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | AMPHIPODA | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | Dr Jim Lowry (AM) |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 06-Feb-2013 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 05-Dec-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 22-Nov-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 30-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 17-Jun-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |