Species Metaprotella sandalensis Mayer, 1898

Museums

Regional Maps

• Metaprotella sandalensis Mayer, P. 1898. Metaprotella sandalensis n.sp. [Caprellidae]. pp. 53-56 in Willey, A. (ed.). Zoological Results based on Material from New Britain, New Guinea, Loyalty Islands and elsewhere collected during the years 1895, 1896 and 1897. Part 1. Cambridge : University Press 120 pp. 11 pls. [53, figs 1-6].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZMUC 15 specimens, Sandal Bay, Lifu, Loyalty Ils.
• Metaprotella sandalensis ralumiana Mayer, P. 1903. Die Caprellidae der Siboga-Expedition. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 34: 1-160 pls 1-10 [40, pl. 6 fig. 59; pl. 9 figs 17, 60].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown (possibly in ZMA), Ralum.
• Metaprotella sandalensis singaporensis Mayer, P. 1903. Die Caprellidae der Siboga-Expedition. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 34: 1-160 pls 1-10 [40, 41, pl. 1 fig. 35].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (possibly in ZMA), Singapore; Koh Chang [Thailand]; Koh Kahdal [Thailand].
• Metaprotella sandalensis dolichocephala Mayer, P. 1903. Die Caprellidae der Siboga-Expedition. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 34: 1-160 pls 1-10 [40, pl. 1 figs 31-34; pl. 6 fig. 60].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZMA, Dongala, Celebes and 1º42.5'S 130º47.5'E.
• Metaprotella sandalensis gisserana Mayer, P. 1903. Die Caprellidae der Siboga-Expedition. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 34: 1-160 pls 1-10 [40, 42, pl. 1 fig. 30; pl. 6 figs 62, 63].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZMA, Labuan Badjo [Indonesia]; Siboga stn 99 [6º7.5'N 120º26'E]; Siboga stn 109, Pulu Tongkil [Indonesia]; Siboga stn 172, between Gisser and Ceram-Laut [Indonesia].
• Metaprotella sandalensis amboinensis Mayer, P. 1903. Die Caprellidae der Siboga-Expedition. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 34: 1-160 pls 1-10 [40, 41, pl. 6 fig. 61].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZMA, Amboina.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• McCain, J.C. & Steinberg, J.E. 1970. Part 2. Amphipoda I Caprellidea I Fam. Caprellidae. pp. 1-78 in Gruner, H.-E & Holthuis, L.B. (eds). Crustaceorum Catalogus. Den Haag : Dr W. Junk N.V. [55]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Widespread Indo-Pacific Oceans.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast, Lower W coast

Oriental Region

• Indonesia
• Thailand

Ecological Descriptors

Littoral, marine, sublittoral.

Extra Ecological Information

Algae.

 

General References

Arimoto, I. 1976. Taxonomic studies of caprellids (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Caprellidae) found in the Japanese and adjacent waters. Special Publications of the Seto Marine Biology Laboratory, Kyoto University 3: 1-229 [48]

Laubitz, D.R. 1991. Crustacea Amphipoda Caprellidea: Caprellids from the western Pacific (New Caledonia, Indonesia and the Philippines). pp. 101-123 in Crosnier, A. (ed.). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Vol. 9. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] ser. A, Zool. 152: 1-520

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Aug-2022	AMPHIPODA	29-Apr-2013	MODIFIED	Dr Jim Lowry (AM)
05-Aug-2022		22-Nov-2012	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022		08-Jun-2011	MOVED
05-Aug-2022		31-Mar-2010	ADDED
		09-Mar-2010	MODIFIED