Cymadusa pemptos Peart, 2007

Hughes, Lauren E. & Peart, Rachael A., 2013, New species and new records of Ampithoidae (Peracarida: Amphipoda) from Australian Waters, Zootaxa 3719 (1), pp. 1-102 : 58-59

Cymadusa pemptos Peart, 2007 a

Cymadusa pemptos Peart, 2007a: 28 –31, figs 21–23.

Type locality. Spencer Gulf, South Australia.

Material examined. New South Wales: 4 specimens, AM P.77191, rocks on northern side of Angourie Point (29°29’3”S 153°21’5”E), 0.2–0.5 m, rocks, 29 April 1999, coll. Australian Museum Party; 2 specimens, AM P.77300, boat harbour, south of Port Stephens (32°46’59”S 152°06’E), 1–2 m, mixed broad leafed brown algae, 14 March 2006, coll. M. Capa and C. Fraser (NSW 2989).

Victoria: 3 specimens, AM P.77126, Gabo Island (37°34’S 149°25’E), 18 m, rocky bottom, 4 June 1981, coll. L. Vail and V. Harriott (G-2); 1 specimen, SAMA C6760, Lakers Cutting Survey, Port Phillip Bay (no GPS), 18 March 2007, coll. J. Watson and K. Kirkman; 1 specimen, SAMA C6762, Lakers Cutting Survey, Port Phillip Bay (no GPS), 15 March 2007, coll. J. Watson and K. Kirkman; 1 specimen, NMV J26978 , Port Phillip Bay, Point Richards (38°07”S 144°38”E), 19 March 1992.

South Australia: Male, dissected, 2 slides, NMV J64947 , Giles Point, by boat ramp (35°03’00”S 137°46’00”E), 1 m, 19 March 1985 (SA 38); 50 specimens, NMV J57115 , Giles Point, by boat ramp (35°03’00”S 137°46’00”E), 1 m, 19 March 1985 (SA 38); male, 14.0 mm, dissected, 4 slides, SAMA C 6393, 200 m west of wave recorder off Seacliff (35°1’59S 138°31’0”E), on bouyline 24 February 1985, coll. N. Holmes; many specimens, SAMA C6666, 20 km due west of Outer Harbour (34°46’47.66”S 138°28’50.73”E), 23–25 m, 17 April 1975, coll. J. McPhalain (Quadrant G9); 4 specimens, SAMA C6627, 20 km due west of Outer Harbour (34°46’47.66”S 138°28’50.73”E), 23–25 m, 17 April 1975, coll. J. McPhalain (Quadrant G10); many specimens, SAMA C6697, 20 km due west of Outer Harbour (34°46’47.66”S 138°28’50.73”E), 23–25 m, 22 April 1975, coll. J. McPhalain (Quadrant H8); many specimens, SAMA C6378, 2 km north northwest of 5th creek mouth, Port Pirie (33°15’S 137°49’E), intertidal, seagrass Zostera sp., August 1979, coll. T. Ward; 1 specimen, SAMA C6649, 5 km north northwest of Port Davis Creek tributary, Port Pirie (33°15’S 137°49’E), seagrass Posidonia sp., March 1980, coll. T. Ward; 1 specimen, SAMA C6383, mouth of 5th creek near Port Pirie (33°15’S 137°49’E), intertidal, 0.6 m, August 1979, coll. T. Ward; 3 specimens, SAMA C6382, Aldinga (33°16’00”S 138°27’00”E), 14 November 1977, coll. J. Window; many specimens, SAMA C6381, Daly Head, Yorke Penninsula (35°1’59”E 136°55’39”E), under rocks low tide, 9 November 1976, coll. W. Zeidler and I.C. Kowanko; many specimens, SAMA C6756, approximately 1 km south souwest of Lighthouse, Cape Donington, Port Lincoln (34°43’S 135°59’E), 2–8 m, 4 March 1987, coll. W. Zeidler and K.L. Gowlett-Holmes; 4 specimens, NMV J57019 , southern shore of Salt Creek Bay (35°03’00”S 137°44’00”E), 0 m, 19 March 1985 (SA 31); 2 specimens, NMV J57021 , northern side of West Island (35°37’00”S 138°36’00”E), 5 m, 21 March 1985 (SA 51); 7 specimens, NMV J57117 , Sellicks Beach (35°20’00”S 138°23’00”E), 0.1 m, 14 April 1985 (SA 3); 7 specimens, NMV J57129 , Sellicks Beach (35°20’00”S 138°23’00”E), 0 m, 14 March 1985 (SA 4); 10 specimens, NMV J57119 , 2.3 nautical miles west of Tiparra Light, Tiparra Reef West Ground, Tiparra Bay (34°04’00”S 137°23’00”E), 10 m, 15 March 1985 (SA 11); 4 specimens, NMV J57124 , northern side of West Island (35°37’00”S 138°36’00”E), 5 m, 21 March 1985 (SA 50); 2 specimens, NMV J57182 , “The Hotspot” reef, 5 nautical miles west of Flinders Island (33°40’48”S 134°22’30”E), 21 m, 20 March 1985 (SA 72).

Western Australia: 4 specimens, NMV J56906 , northern side of Cape Riche (34°37’00”S 118°47’00”E), 6 m, 14 April 1984 (SWA 47); 8 specimens, NMV J56987 , northern side of Cape Riche (34°37’00”S 118°47’00”E), 7 m, 14 May 1984 (SWA 49); 8 specimens, NMV J57025 , Point at north end of Little Beach, Two Peoples Bay (34°58’12”S 118°10’48”E), 5 m, 18 April 1986 (SWA 78); 3 specimens, SAMA C6755, west side of Whittlebee Point, east of Ceduna (32°20’S 133°73’E), 1–3 m, 7 March 1993, coll. W. Zeidler, K.L. Gowlett-Holmes and B. McHenry.

Distribution. Australia. South Australia: Spencer Gulf, Port Pirie, Port Noarlunga, Aldinga, Yorke Penninsula, Tiparra Bay, Port Lincoln, Flinders Island, West Island (Peart 2007a, current study). Western Australia: Cape Riche, Ceduna (current study). Victoria: Gabo Island, Port Philip Bay (current study). New South Wales: Angourie Point, Port Stephens (current study).