Species Maeropsis griffini (Berents, 1983)
- Maera griffini Berents, P.B. 1983. The Melitidae of Lizard Island and adjacent reefs, The Great Barrier Reef, Australia (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Records of the Australian Museum 35: 101-143 [125, figs. 20, 21].
Type data:
Holotype AM P30205 male, 8.6 mm, Fringing reef, between Bird Islet and South Island, Lizard Island, QLD, sediment, 12 m [14°42'S, 145°28'E].
Paratype(s) AM P30206 5 specimens.
Generic Combinations
- Maeropsis griffini (Berents, 1983). —
Lowry, J.K. & Springthorpe, R.T. 2005. New and little-known melitid amphipods from Australian waters (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Melitidae). Records of the Australian Museum 57(2): 237-302 [239]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australia. Queensland: Lizard Island (Berents, 1983; Krapp-Schickel, 2009a).
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coast
Distribution References
- Berents, P.B. 1983. The Melitidae of Lizard Island and adjacent reefs, The Great Barrier Reef, Australia (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Records of the Australian Museum 35: 101-143
- Hughes, L.E. 2015. Maeridae from the Indo-Pacific: Elasmopus, Leeuwinella gen. nov., Maeropsis, Pseudelasmopus and Quadrimaera (Amphipoda: Crustacea). Zootaxa 4059(2): 201–256 [Date published 22 Dec 2015]
- 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
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Littoral (0 to 30 m), 12 m, on sediments.
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 | 08-Apr-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 | ||
| 16-Jun-2010 | ADDED |