Bate, 1862 : 226
Haswell, 1879a : 268
Haswell, 1882 : 257
Haswell, 1885 : 105
Ceradocus rubromaculatus
Della Valle, 1893 : 720
Stebbing, 1906 : 431
Maera spinosa
Stebbing, 1910a : 642
Sheard, 1939 : 285
Ceradocus serratus
J.L. Barnard, 1972a : 221
Ledoyer, 1979 : 66
Barnard & Barnard, 1983 : 616
Lowry & Stoddart, 2003 : 176
Krapp-Schickel & Vader, 2009 : 2061
Ren, 2012 : 190
New genera, species and records of Maeridae from Australian Waters: Austromaera, Ceradocus, Glossomaera, Hamimaera, Huonella gen. nov., Linguimaera and Maeraceterus gen. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda)
Hughes, Lauren E.
Zootaxa
2016
4115
1
1
81
Bate, 1862
Bate
1862
[151,541,836,862]
Malacostraca
Melitidae
Ceradocus
Animalia
Amphipoda
23
24
Arthropoda
species
serratus
Megamaera serrata Bate, 1862: 226, pl. 39, fig. 5. Moera spinosa Haswell, 1879a: 268, pl.10, fig. 5.— Haswell, 1882: 257.— Haswell, 1885: 105, figs 5–12 (part). Ceradocus rubromaculatus.— Della Valle, 1893: 720(in part).— Stebbing, 1906: 431(in part). Maera spinosa. Stebbing, 1910a: 642.
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) serrata.— Sheard, 1939: 285, figs 4, 5a–m.
Ceradocus serratus.— J.L. Barnard, 1972a: 221, figs 130–131.— Ledoyer, 1979: 66, fig. 36.—Ledoyer, 1982: 440, fig. 165.— Barnard & Barnard, 1983: 616.— Lowry & Stoddart, 2003: 176(catalogue).— Krapp-Schickel & Vader, 2009: 2061–2065 (key).— Ren, 2012: 190, fig. 82.
Materialexamined. Christmas Island: 1 malespecimen, 7.0 mm, dissected, 4 slides, AM P.92499, dive site ″ Million Dollar Bommie″ ( 10°27′22″S 105°38′11″E), 12 m, coarse rubble, 18 October 2008, coll. J.K. Lowry(MI WA866); many specimens, AM P.81805, dive site ″ Million Dollar Bommie″ ( 10°27′22″S 105°38′11″E), 12 m, coarse rubble, 18 October 2008, coll. J.K. Lowry(MI WA866); 1 specimen(damaged anterior half only), AM P.81806, dive site ″ Million Dollar Bommie″ ( 10°27′22″S 105°38′11″E), 14 m, coral Acroporasp. with tufted algae, sand and red algae, 18 October 2008, coll. J.K. Lowryand K.B. Attwood(MI WA 867); 1 femalespecimen, AM P.81807, Winnifred Beach( 10°29′48″S 105°32′44″E), 12.3 m, sand, 21 October 2008, hand collected on SCUBA, coll. K.B. Attwood(MI WA 909). Cocos (Keeling) Islands: 1 malespecimen, 6.1 mm, dissected, 4 slides, AM P.92247, dive site ″ Cabbage Patch″, near Horsburgh Island( 12°05′45″S 96°50′32″E), 10 m, rubble, 11 October 2008, coll. J.K. Lowry(MI WA 826); 13 specimens, AM P.81810, dive site ″ Cabbage Patch″, near Horsburgh Island( 12°05′45″S 96°50′32″E), 10 m, rubble, 11 October 2008, coll. J.K. Lowry, (MI WA 826); 1 specimen, AM P.81811, dive site ″ Manta Ray Corner″, west of Direction Island( 12°05′21″S 96°52′23″E), 13.6 m, coarse rubble, 8 October 2008, coll. L.E. Hughesand K.B. Attwood(MI WA 791); 1 specimen, AM P.81809, off West IslandJetty ( 12°05′15″S 96°50′14″E), 1.5 m, rubble, 14 October 2008, coll. L.E. Hughes(MI WA 843). New South Wales: 3 specimens, AM P.83391, Jervis Bay( 35°06′49″S 150°44′39″E), 19.4 m, 25 June 2008, coll. Geoscience Australiaand M. McArthur(GA0312/JB_23); 3 specimens, AM P.77081, north east side of Little Broughton Island, north east of Port Stephens( 32°37′43″S 152°18′56″E), 16.8 m, under stones, 11 March 2006, coll. P.B. Berents( NSW2973); 2 specimens, AM P.77097, sewage pipeline, NelsonBay, Port Stephens( 32°43′11″S 152°08′28″E), 10 m, mass of intertwined dead algae, 15 March 2006, coll. C. Fraser( NSW3042); 8 specimens, AM P.77095, sewage pipeline, NelsonBay, Port Stephens( 32°43′11″S 152°08′28″E), 10.9 m, bottom growth, 15 March 2006, coll. K.B. Attwood( NSW3038); 1 specimen, AM P.62904, north west side of Toomeree Headland, Port Stephens( 32°42′07″S 152°10′31″E), 11 m, macroalga Eckloniasp. and mixed algae, 1 June 1998, coll. R.A. Evans( NSW1500); 1 specimen, AM P.82943, north east of Port Stephens, south west side of Looking Glass Isle, Broughton Island( 32°37′43″S 152°18′56″E), 16.3 m, hand collected on SCUBA, 13 March 2006, coll. R.T. Springthorpe(MI NSW2983). FIGURE 14. Ceradocus serratus(Bate, 1862), male, 7.0 mm, AM P.92499, dive site "Million Dollar Bommie", Christmas Island, scales 0.1 mm. FIGURE 15. Ceradocus serratus(Bate, 1862), male, 7.0 mm, AM P.92499, dive site "Million Dollar Bommie", Christmas Island, scales 0.1 mm. Tasmania: 3 specimens, AM P.88451, Hobart( 42°52′S 147°19′E), unknown depth, 17 March 2009, coll. A. Davey; 1 specimen, AM P.88450, Burnie( 41°04′S 145°54′E), unknown depth, 1 March 2005, coll. A. Davey; 2 specimens, AM P. 83568, 100 mnorth of Fleurieu Point, Freycinet Peninsula( 42°10′S 148°15′E), 10 m, coarse shell and sand, 30 April 1991, coll. S.J. Keable and R.T. Springthorpe (TAS 314); 3 specimens, AM P. 83569, 100 mnorth of Fleurieu Point, Freycinet Peninsula( 42°10′S 148°15′E), 10 m, green algae and some green alga Halophilasp., 30 April 1991, coll. S.J. Keable and R.T. Springthorpe (TAS 322). South Australia: 3 specimens, AM P.83469, American RiverInlet, Muston Point, Kangaroo Island( 35°47′S 137°46′E), 4–5 m, clumps of sponge in channel below wharf, 2 February 1979, coll. P.A. Hutchings(SA 56); 3 specimens, SAMAC6453, Corny Point( 34°53′47″S 137°00′38″E), January 1926; 1 specimen, SAMAC6586, Edithburg Jetty, Yorke Peninsula( 35°06′05″S 137°43′59″E), under rocks, 17 May 2006, coll. K.L.Gowlett- Holmes; 1 specimen, SAMAC6454, 20 km due west of Outer Harbour, Gulfof St Vincent ( 34°46′47″S 138°28′50″E), 23–25 m, 18 April 1975, coll. J McPhalain, (quadrant G2); 1 specimen, SAMAC6636, 20 km due west of Outer Harbour, Gulfof St Vincent ( 34°46′47″S 138°28′50″E), 23–25 m, 17 April 1975, coll. J. McPhalain, G6; 1 specimen, SAMAC6451, northwest point of Marum Island, Sir Joseph Banks Group( 34°31′00″S 137°15′00″E), reef sand pockets and seagrass Posidoniasp., 23 January 1986, coll. W. Zeidlerand K. Gowlett- Holmes; 10+ specimens, SAMAC7865, west of Aldinga, Gulfof St Vincent ( 33°16′00″S 138°26′59″E), 38–41 m, in prawn trawl, 8 May 1987, coll. K.L. Gowlett-Homesand S. Corigliano, FV Rivoli Queen; 1 specimen, NMV J46912, Tiparra Reef, Tiparra Bay( 34°04′00″S 137°23′00″E), 5 m, 15 March 1985(SA 16). WesternAustralia: 1 specimen, AM P.79850, off end of South Mole, Arthur Head, Fremantle( 32°03′S 115°44′E), 6 m, spirorbid tube worms, 25 December 1983, coll. J.K. Lowry(WA 283); many specimens, AM P.79849, off end of South Mole, Arthur Head, Fremantle( 32°03′S 115°44′E), 6 m, sponge, detritus, epizoic, green alga Caulerpasp., 25 December 1983, coll. J.K. Lowry(WA 287); 1 specimen, AM P. 79380, 500 moff Chinamans Rock, Kalbarri( 27°42′S 114°09′E), 6 m, rocky bottom, curly brown plus coralline algae, 10 January 1984, coll. J.K. Lowry(WA 459); 1 specimen, AM P.79851, near Mistaken Island, Vancouver Peninsula, King George Sound( 35°04′S 117°56′E), 6 m, seagrass, 13 December 1983, coll. R.T. Springthorpe(WA 121); 7 specimens, AM P.79312, rocks near Migo Island, Port Harding, TorbayBay ( 35°04′S 117°39′E), 6–7 m, green alga Caulerpasp. and detritus, 15 December 1983, coll. J.K. Lowry(WA 144); 5 specimens, NMV J57178, North Lumps, 2 kmoff Mullaloo( 31°47′18″S 115°42′48″E), 7 m, 2 May 1986( SWA113); 1 specimen, NMV J57169, Seven Mile Beach, North of Dongara( 29°12′00″S 114°53′00″E), 22 April 1986, 1 m ( SWA83); 1 specimen, NMV J57177, North Lumps, 2 kmoff Mullaloo( 31°47′18″S 115°42′48″E), 8 m, 2 May 1987( SWA112); 1 specimen, NMV J57168, Cliff Head, 30 kmsouth of Dongara( 29°32′00″S 114°59′00″E), 3 m, 22 April 1986( SWA84); 1 specimen, NMV J57176East of Wreck Rock( 31°47′54″S 115°42′48″E), 3 m, 2 March 1986( SWA115). Type locality.Flinders and Hummock Islands, Bass Strait.
Distribution.Indian Ocean, Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Christmas Island(current study). Australia. New South Wales: Split Solitary Island; Port Stephens; Port Jackson; Merimbula; Twofold Bay; Jervis Bay ( J.L. Barnard 1972a; current study). Victoria: Shoreham; Port Phillip Bay ( J.L. Barnard 1972a). Tasmania: Flinders and Hummock Islands, Bass Strait ( Bate, 1862). South Australia: Kangaroo Island; Spencer Gulf; Yorke Peninsula; Outer Harbour; Sir Joseph Banks Group; Tiparra (current study). Western Australia: Kalbarri; Fremantle; King George Sound; TorbayBay, Dongara, Mullaloo (current study). Madagascar. ( Ledoyer 1979; 1982).
1288040063
2008-10-18
J. K. Lowry & Million Dollar Bommie
Christmas Island
12
-10.456111
Material
21
105.63638
Million Dollar Bommie
24
25
1
1
1288040091
2008-10-18
J. K. Lowry & K. B. Attwood
Christmas Island
14
-10.456111
Million Dollar Bommie
21
105.63638
24
25
1
1288040083
2008-10-21
SCUBA
K. B. Attwood
Christmas Island
12
-10.496667
Winnifred Beach
21
105.545555
24
25
1
1
1288040056
2008-10-11
J. K. Lowry
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
10
-12.095833
Cabbage Patch
21
96.842224
Horsburgh Island
24
25
1
1
1288040078
2008-10-11
J. K. Lowry
Iceland
10
-12.095833
Cabbage Patch
21
96.842224
24
25
13
1288040096
2008-10-08
L. E. Hughes & K. B. Attwood
Iceland
14
-12.089167
Manta Ray Corner
21
96.873055
24
25
1
1288040080
2008-10-14
L. E. Hughes
Iceland
2
-12.0875
Island
21
96.83723
24
25
1
1288040055
2008-06-25
Geoscience Australia & M. McArthur
19
-35.11361
Jervis Bay
19
150.74417
24
25
3
New South Wales
1288040052
2006-03-11
NSW
P. B. Berents
Iceland
17
-32.62861
Port Stephens
20
152.31555
24
25
NSW 2973
3
1288040095
2006-03-15
NSW
C. Fraser
Iceland
10
-32.719723
Port Stephens
20
152.14111
24
25
NSW 3042
2
Nelson
1288040066
2006-03-15
NSW
K. B. Attwood
Iceland
11
25
26
-32.719723
Port Stephens
20
152.14111
24
25
NSW 3038
8
Nelson
1288040094
1998-06-01
NSW
R. A. Evans
Iceland
11
-32.701946
Port Stephens
20
152.17528
Toomeree Headland
25
26
NSW 1500
1
Nelson
1288040086
2006-03-13
SCUBA, NSW
R. T. Springthorpe
Iceland
16
-32.62861
Looking Glass Isle
20
152.31555
Port Stephens
25
26
NSW 2983
1
1288040076
2009-03-17
A. Davey
-42.866665
Hobart
1147
147.31667
26
27
3
Tasmania
1288040120
[241,1409,1150,1175]
2005-03-01
A. Davey
-41.066666
Burnie
1158
145.9
26
27
1
Tasmania
1288040081
83568100
-42.166668
Freycinet Peninsula
1152
148.25
Fleurieu Point
26
27
2
Tasmania
1288040085
83569100
-42.166668
Freycinet Peninsula
1152
148.25
Fleurieu Point
26
27
3
Tasmania
1288040087
1979-02-02
P. A. Hutchings
American River Inlet
5
-35.783333
River Inlet
1191
137.76666
American River
26
27
3
South Australia
1288040116
1926-01
SAMA
-34.89639
Corny Point
19
137.01056
26
27
3
South Australia
1288040097
2006-05-17
SAMA
J.K. Lowry & Holmes
-35.101387
Yorke Peninsula
19
137.73305
Edithburg Jetty
26
27
1
South Australia
1288040098
1975-04-18
SAMA
J McPhalain
24
-34.77972
Outer Harbour
19
138.48055
26
27
1
Gulf
1288040115
1975-04-17
SAMA
J. McPhalain
24
-34.77972
Outer Harbour
19
138.48055
26
27
1
Gulf
1288040126
1986-01-23
1987-05-08
1986-01-23
SAMA
K. L. Gowlett-Homes & S. Corigliano & FV Rivoli Queen
Iceland
Sir Joseph Banks Group
40
-33.266666
Aldinga
20
138.44972
Holmes
26
27
1
Gulf
1288040084
1985-03-15
NMV
Iceland
5
-34.066666
Tiparra Bay
19
137.38333
Tiparra Reef
26
27
1
Gulf
1288040089
1983-12-25
Fremantle
6
-32.05
South Mole
1213
115.73333
Arthur Head
26
27
1
Western Australia
1288040088
1983-12-25
J. K. Lowry
Fremantle
6
-32.05
South Mole
1213
115.73333
Arthur Head
26
27
1
Western Australia
1288040118
1984-01-10
J. K. Lowry
79380500
-27.7
Chinamans Rock
1235
114.15
Kalbarri
26
27
1
Western Australia
1288040102
1983-12-13
J. K. Lowry
Iceland
6
-35.066666
Vancouver Peninsula
1195
117.933334
King George Sound
26
27
1
1288040082
1983-12-15
R. T. Springthorpe
Iceland
7
27
28
-35.066666
Port Harding
1195
117.65
26
27
7
Torbay
1288040108
1986-05-02
NMV, SWA
J. K. Lowry
Iceland
7
-31.788332
North Lumps
20
115.71333
Mullaloo
27
28
SWA 113
5
Torbay
1288040121
1986-04-22
NMV, SWA
Iceland
-29.2
Seven Mile Beach
20
114.88333
Dongara
27
28
SWA 83
1
Torbay
1288040107
1987-05-02
NMV, SWA
Iceland
8
-31.788332
North Lumps
20
115.71333
Mullaloo
27
28
SWA 112
1
Torbay
1288040079
1986-04-22
NMV, SWA
Iceland
3
-29.533333
Cliff Head
20
114.98333
Dongara
27
28
SWA 84
1
Torbay
1288040077
1986-03-02
NMV, SWA
Iceland
3
-31.798332
Wreck Rock
20
115.71333
27
28
SWA 115
1
Torbay