Species Quadrimaera pacifica (Schellenberg, 1938)
- Maera pacifica Schellenberg, A. 1938. Litorale Amphipoden des tropischen Pazifiks. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 3 16(6): 1-105 [42, figs. 19, 20].
Type data:
Holotype male, 6 mm, Aranuka Entrance, Makin Island, Kiribati. - Maera kaiulani Barnard, J.L. 1970. Sublittoral Gammaridea (Amphipoda) of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 34: 1-278 [147, figs. 90, 91].
Type data:
Holotype BPBM 7276 ♀ 6.3 mm, off W end of Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, USA, 4-5 m, encrustations from sand reef.
Generic Combinations
- Quadrimaera pacifica (Schellenberg, 1938). —
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 [627, fig. 20]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-West Pacific, from the western Indian Ocean to the central western Pacific including northeastern Australia, the Kermadec islands, Kiribati, Fiji and Hawaii
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coast
- Fiji
- Hawaii
- Kiribati
- New Caledonia
Distribution References
- 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] [241]
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Littoral (0 to 30 m), among corals, red algae and Caulerpa.
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 | 09-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 | ||
| 18-Jun-2010 | ADDED |