Parelasmopus dancaui Ortiz & Lalana, 1997

HUGHES, L. E., 2011, New species of Hoho, Mallacoota and Parelasmopus (Maeridae: Amphipoda) from Australian waters, Zootaxa 2955 (1), pp. 1-79 : 72

Parelasmopus dancaui Ortiz & Lalana, 1997

(Figs 46–48)

Parelasmopus dancaui Ortiz & Lalana, 1997: 72–79 , Figs 33 –38.

Type locality. Bunaken , 12–14 km west of Manado, northern Palau Sulawesi (formerly Celebes Island), Indonesia .

Material examined. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. 1 male, 7.7 mm, dissected, 3 slides, AM P.85235; 1 female, 7.0 mm, dissected, 3 slides, AM P.85236; 1 male, 5.6 mm, dissected, 1 slide, AM P.85237; 1 male, 9.0 mm, dissected, 4 slides, AM P.85238; off West Island Jetty (12°05'15"S 96°50'14"E), 1.5 m, rubble, 14 October 2008, coll. L.E. Hughes ( MI WA 843 ); 10+ specimens, AM P.81818, off West Island Jetty (12°05'15"S 96°50'14"E), 1.5 m, rubble, 14 October 2008, coll. L.E. Hughes ( MI WA 843 ); 1 juvenile male, 1 indet. juvenile, AM P.81819, “Rose Wall” dive site, near Horsburgh Island (12°05'45"S 96°50'32"E), 13.8 m, green calcareous algae Halimeda sp. , 12 October 2008, coll. K.B. Attwood ( MI WA 827 ); 1 male, 1 juvenile male, 10 females, AM P.81820, “Rose Wall” dive site, near Horsburgh Island (12°05'45"S 96°50'32"E), 11 m, rubble some green calcareous algae Halimeda sp. , 12 October 2008, coll. L.E. Hughes ( MI WA 830 ); 1 juvenile male, AM P.81821, "Two Trees" dive site, western side of West Island (12°09'35"S 96°48'59"E), 10.8 m, Acropora sp. plate rubble, 15 October 2008, coll. L.E. Hughes and K.B. Attwood ( MI WA 854 ); 1 male, 4 female, AM P.81817, off West Island Jetty (12°05'15"S 96°50'14"E), 1.5 m, turfing mat of red and green algae, 14 October 2008, coll. L.E. Hughes and J.K. Lowry ( MI WA 842 ); 2 females, 1 juvenile, AM P.81823, off West Island Jetty (12°05'15"S 96°50'14"E), 1.5 m, turfing mat of red and green algae, 14 October 2008, coll. L.E. Hughes and J.K. Lowry ( MI WA 842 ); 1 juvenile male, AM P.81822, Turks Reef (12°06'44"S 96°49'43"E), 3.8 m, sticks of rubble and algae, 10 October 2008, coll. L.E. Hughes ( MI WA 818 ); 3 males, AM P.82179, between Direction Island and Prison Island (12°06'S 96°53'E), 4 m, coral head with encrusted algae in channel in rubble, 8 October 1979, coll. F.H. Talbot.

Remarks. The male gnathopod 2 shows a range of development with growth stage figs 46–48 in material between 5.6 mm and 7.7 mm. Parelasmopus dancaui was a commonly sampled species at Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Individuals of this species were collected from Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 1979 and again in 2008.

Distribution. Indian Ocean. Indonesia, Suluwesi ( Ortiz & Lalana 1997); Cocos (Keeling) Islands (current study).

Figures

FIGURE 33. Mallacoota maridwinae sp. nov. ‘a’ male, 4.8 mm, AM P.85220; ‘b’ male, 7.0 mm, AM P.85219; ‘c’ male, 8.8 mm, AM P.85218, Diggers Beach, New South Wales.