Species Orthoprotella mayeri K.H. Barnard, 1916
- Orthoprotella mayeri Barnard, K.H. 1916. Contributions to the crustacean fauna of South Africa. 5. The Amphipoda. Annals of the South African Museum 15(3): 105-302 pls 26-28 [284].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAM A90 1♂, Glendower Beacon, N 1/2 W, distant 16 miles (near Port Alfred), [South Africa]; SAM A3859 5♂, Walker Point NE by N 1.2 W, distant 7 miles (near Knysna), [South Africa]
Comment: based on specimens misidentified by Mayer, P. 1903. Die Caprellidae der Siboga-Expedition. Siboga-Expeditie, Monographie 34: 1–160 pls 1–10 (26, pl. 1 figs 25, 26, pl. 6 figs 43, 44, 46, pl. 9 fig. 15); as variety of Orthoprotella australis (Haswell, 1879).Type locality references:
Mayer, P. 1903. Die Caprellidae der Siboga-Expedition. Siboga Expéditie Monographie 34: 1-160 pls 1-10.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical Indo-west Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- South Africa
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast, Lower E coast
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
Epizoic, associated with sponges, hydrozoans and echinoderms.
General References
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
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. [57]
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 | 17-May-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 05-Aug-2022 | 31-Mar-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 09-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |