Nuuanu merringannee (J.L. Barnard, 1974)

Hughes, L. E. & Bopiah, A., 2013, New species of Nuuanu (Amphipoda: Nuuanuidae) from Norfolk Island, Torres Strait and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Zootaxa 3641 (2), pp. 165-176 : 167

Nuuanu merringannee (J.L. Barnard, 1974)

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Cottesloe merringannee J.L. Barnard, 1974: 31 , figs 22, 23.

Gammarella merringannee .—Karaman & Barnard, 1979: 155–157.

Nuuanu merringannee .—Lowry & Watson, 2002: 199, 200.—Lowry & Stoddart, 2003: 184.

Material examined. Western Australia: 1 male, 3.8 mm, dissected, 4 slides, AM P.90040, Jackson Island, Cape Leveque (16°25'05"S 123°06'03"E), 7.4 m, rubble, 27 May, 2010, coll. L.E. Hughes (MI WA 1150); 1 specimen, AM P.90041, Jackson Island, Cape Leveque (16°25'05"S 123°06'03"E), 7.4 m, rubble, 27 May, 2010, coll. L.E. Hughes (MI WA 1150).

Type locality. Western Port, Victoria, Australia.

Remarks. Material examined here from north-western Australia is a significant range extension from its original description in south-eastern Australia. In the few specimens at hand, there is little morphological variation from the original description.

Distribution. Australia: Western Port, Victoria (J.L. Barnard, 1974); Cape Leveque, Western Australia (current study).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Nuuanu merringanee (Barnard, J. L. 1974) male, AM P. 90040, 3.8 mm, Jackson Island, Cape Leveque, Western Australia (scales represent 0.1 mm).