Ampithoe katae Peart, 2007 b

Ampithoe katae Peart, 2007b: 37 –42, figs 26–29.—Hughes & Lowry, 2009: 157–161, figs 3, 4. Ampithoe ningaloo Peart, 2007b: 55 –59, figs 42–45.

Material examined. Western Australia: 3 specimens, AM P.79951, mooring buoys off boat ramp, Ningaloo Reef (21°54’46”S 113°58’43”E), 0–1 m, artificial substrate, 16 June 2008, coll. L.E. Hughes (MI WA 985); 11 specimens, AM P.79994, mooring buoys off boat ramp, Ningaloo Reef (21°54’46”S 113°58’43”E), 0–1 m, artificial substrate, 16 June 2008, coll. L.E. Hughes (MI WA 985); 5 specimens, AM P.80978, Vansittart Bay, Cape Bougainville (14°04’00”S 126°12’18”E), 3 m, off pearl shell in panel, 17 April 2008, coll. J. Jelbart (MI WA 1072); 5 specimens, AM P.80980, Cygnet Bay, Cape Leveque (16°28’40”S 123°02’06”E), 2 m, off floating rope line, 10 April 2008, coll. J. Jelbart (MI WA 1068); 5 specimens, AM P.80981, Cygnet Bay, Cape Leveque (16°28’40”S 123°02’06”E), 2 m, off floating rope line, 10 April 2008, coll. J. Jelbart (MI WA 1068); 10 specimens, AM P.80982, Cygnet Bay, Cape Leveque (16°28’40”S 123°02’06”E), 2 m, off floating rope line, 10 April 2008, coll. J. Jelbart (MI WA 1068); 5 specimens, AM P.80983, Cygnet Bay, Cape Leveque (16°28’39”S 123°02’46”E), 3 m, off pearl shell in panel, 10 April 2008, coll. J. Jelbart (MI WA 1069).

Distribution. Western Australia: Ningaloo Reef, Cape Bougainville, Cape Leveque (current study). Queensland: Lizard Island (Peart 2007; Hughes & Lowry 2009).