Linguimaera pirloti Krapp-Schickel, 2003

Krapp-Schickel, Traudl, 2009, Maeridae, the Ceradocus group *, Zootaxa 2260 (1), pp. 598-642 : 620

Linguimaera pirloti Krapp-Schickel, 2003

( Fig. 16 )

Maera hamigera . — Appadoo et al., 2002: 664 , figs 14–16.

Linguimaera othonides . — Pirlot, 1936: 309, fig. 132. — Krapp-Schickel, 2003: 258.

Linguimaera pirloti Krapp-Schickel, 2003: 261 , fig. 2.

Material examined. 1 adult, sex unknown, AM P70959 ( QLD 1697 ) ; 2 adults, sex unknown, AM P71190 ( QLD 1728 ) .

Type locality. Sulawesi, Indonesia (2°40'S 120°48'E) .

Description. Based on adult, sex unknown, 9.0 mm, AM P70959.

Head. Head lateral cephalic lobe broad, notch present. Eye large, three x as long as broad, reniform. Antenna 1 peduncular article 1 shorter than article 2; accessory flagellum with 3 articles. Upper lip thickened. Mandible palp article 3 length 0.6 x length of article 2.

Pereon. Gnathopod 1 coxa rectangular with anterodistal acute corner, distal margin smooth; carpus wider and longer than oval propodus. Gnathopod 2 asymmetrical: similar in shape but different in size; carpus shorter than propodus; propodus palm oblique, with 2 very shallow excavations. Pereopods 5–7 basis posterior margin serrated, parallel sided or a little narrowing.

Pleon. Epimera 1–2 with blunt posterodistal corner, posterior margin with a shallow excavation. Epimeron 3 posterior margin serrated, ventral margin smooth. Uropod 3 rami about twice length of peduncle, with many robust setae, distally with very narrow truncation and group of distal robust setae. Telson deeply cleft, lobes with shallow distal excavation, outer margin longer than inner, with 2–3 short robust setae inserted, inner margin of lobes with 3–4 short robust setae, outer with smooth setae.

Habitat. Seagrass and sand, shallow reef flat, coral rubble, granite rock face with some corals and turf algae, 2– 16 m.

Distribution. Australia. Queensland: Lizard Island (current study). Indonesia. Sulawesi ( Pirlot 1936). Mauritius ( Appadoo et al. 2002).

Figures

FIGURE 16. Linguimaera pirloti Krapp-Schickel, 2003, ovigerous female, 9.0 mm, AM P71012, North Point, Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef.