Quadrimaera pacifica ( Schellenberg, 1938 )

Hughes, Lauren E., 2015, Maeridae from the Indo-Pacific: Elasmopus, Leeuwinella gen. nov., Maeropsis, Pseudelasmopus and Quadrimaera (Amphipoda: Crustacea), Zootaxa 4059 (2), pp. 201-256 : 241-242

Quadrimaera pacifica ( Schellenberg, 1938)

Maera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938: 42 , figs 19–20.— Nayar, 1959: 23, pl. 8, figs 16–17.— J.L. Barnard, 1965: 511.— J.L. Barnard, 1970: 150, figs 92–93.— J.L. Barnard, 1971: 84, figs 38–41.— Ledoyer, 1972: 227, fig. 43 (forme A); 1983: 534, figs 201–202 (forme A).— Kim & Kim, 1987: 11, fig. 10.—Ruffo et al., 2000:13.

Maera kaiulani J.L. Barnard, 1970: 141 , figs 90–91.— J.L. Barnard, 1971: 84, figs 38–41.

Quadrimaera kaiulani .— Krapp-Schickel & Ruffo, 2000: 194.

Quadrimaera cf. pacifica .— Appadoo et al., 2002: 650, fig. 5.

Material examined. Queensland: many specimens, AM P. 75779, 200 m off the beach on the southern side of Thursday Island, Torres Strait, 10°35'17"S, 142°12'58"E, 2 m, low turfing brown algae on mooring rope, 30 September 2006, coll. J.K. Lowry and M. Capa, QLD 1894; 17 specimens, AM P.75780, Sunken reef, north of Goodes Island, Torres Strait, 10°31'29"S, 14°23'18"E, 12 m, short complex red algae, 29 September 2006, coll. M. Capa and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1860; 7 specimens, AM P.75791, Sunken reef, north of Goodes Island, Torres Strait, 10°31'29"S, 14°23'18"E, 10 m, plates of coral rubble, 29 September 2006, coll. M. Capa and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1868; 1 specimen, AM P.75793, Sunken reef, north of Goodes Island, Torres Strait, 10°31'29"S, 14°23'18"E, 12 m, rocks with 15 cm tall brown alga Sargassum sp., 29 September 2006, coll. M. Capa and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1866; 3 specimens, AM P.75794, Sunken reef, north of Goodes Island, Torres Strait, 10°31'29"S, 14°23'18"E, 12 m, large sticks of coral rubble, 29 September 2006, coll. M. Capa and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1863; 1 specimen, AM P.75786, Number One reef, Katai Nab, North of Horn Island, Torres Strait, 10°32'30"S, 142°10'15"E, 6 m, submerged rope fibre caught on reef, encrusted with red epiphytic algae on tips, 28 September 2006, coll. J.K.

Lowry, QLD 1846; 5 specimens, AM P.75785, Number One reef, Katai Nab, North of Horn Island, Torres Strait, 10°32'30"S, 142°10'15"E, 8 m, large brick covered in fine sediment, epiphytes, brown alga Padina sp., low turfing algae, 28 September 2006, coll. J.K. Lowry and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1851; 2 specimens, AM P.75781, Number One reef, Katai Nab, North of Horn Island, Torres Strait, 10°32'30"S, 142°10'15"E, 5.6 m, coarse coral rubble, 28 September 2006, coll. L.E. Hughes, QLD 1849; 2 specimens, AM P.75790, Number One reef, Katai Nab, north of Horn Island, Torres Strait, 10°32'30"S, 142°10'15"E, 7.8 m, brown alga Sargassum sp. 10–15 cm tall, 28 September 2006, coll. L.E. Hughes, QLD 1848; 5 specimens, AM P.75789, drop off at the north western corner of Hammond Island, Torres Strait, 10°32'24"S, 142°11'19"E, 15 m, red macrophyte, 28 September 2006, coll. J.K. Lowry and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1882; 1 specimen, AM P.75782, western side of Goodes Island, Torres Strait, 10°34'9"S, 14°28'51"E, 9 m, fine sediment, 2 October 2006, coll. J.K. Lowry and L.E. Hughes QLD 1924; 7 specimens, AM P.75783, north-west corner of Goodes Island, Torres Strait, 10°33'34"S, 14°29'8"E, 5 m, live rock, 29 September2006, coll. M. Capa and L.E. Hughes QLD 1877; 2 specimens, AM P.75787, Northwest Islet, Torres Strait, 10°18'54"S, 14°25'26"E, 5 m, dead red algae, 1 October 2006, coll. L.E. Hughes and M. Capa, QLD 1911; 1 specimen, AM P.75792, Northwest Islet, Torres Strait, 10°18'54"S, 14°25'26"E, 3.8 m, plastic fabric attached to dead coral covered in epiphytes, 1 October 2006, coll. M. Capa and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1918; 2 specimens, AM P.75856, near shore, western side of Hawkesbury Island, Torres Strait, 10°21'44"S, 14°27'4"E, 1.7 m, coral rubble, 1 October 2006, coll. J.K. Lowry and M. Capa, QLD 1909; 2 specimens, AM P.75788, near shore, western side of Hawkesbury Island, Torres Strait, 10°21'44"S, 14°27'4"E, 8 m, soft sediment, 1 October 2006, coll. J.K. Lowry and M. Capa, QLD 1900; 4 specimens, AM P.75858, largest bommie in lagoon at the 'Entrance', One Tree Island, 23°29'16"S, 15°24'46"E, 4.2 m, very fine silty sediment, 24 October 2006, coll. L.E. Hughes andI. Takeuchi, QLD 1936; 2 specimens, AM P.75768, largest bommie in lagoon at the 'Entrance', One Tree Island, 23°29'16"S, 15°24'46"E, 4.5 m, large sticks of coral rubble, 25 October 2006, coll. J.K. Lowry and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1949; 1 specimen, AM P.75766, north of No Tree Island, One Tree Island, 23°29'47"S, 15°23'25"E, 2.1 m, soft sediment, 25 October 2006, coll. I. Takeuchi and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1955; 1 specimen, AM P.75857, outside barrier reef near the 'Entrance', One Tree Island, 23°29'2"S, 15°25'22"E, 10 m, large brown hydroid, 26 October 2006, coll. I. Takeuchi and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1962; 1 specimen, AM P.75773, outside barrier reef near the 'Entrance', One Tree Island, 23°29'2"S, 15°25'22"E, 10 m, mixed red algae, 26 October 2006, coll. I. Takeuchi andL.E. Hughes, QLD 1960; 1 specimen, AM P.75769, largest bommie in lagoon at the 'Entrance', One Tree Island, 23°29'16"S, 15°24'46"E, 4 m, red algae, 25 October 2006, coll. J.K. Lowry and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1950; 11 specimens, AM P.75775, largest bommie in lagoon at the 'Entrance', One Tree Island, 23°29'16"S, 15°24'46"E, 4 m, coral rubble with coarse sand, coll. J.K. Lowry and L.E. Hughes, 25 October 2006, QLD 1950; many specimens, AM P.75767, centre bommies, First lagoon, One Tree Island, 23°30'12"S, 15°25'19"E, 1.7 m, dead coral with epiphytes, 29 October 2006, coll. L.E. Hughes and J.K. Lowry, QLD 2006; 10 specimens, AM P.75774, channel on western side, One Tree Island, 23°30'12"S, 15°25'19"E, 2 m, coral rubble, 28 October 2006, coll. I. Takeuchi and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1988; 1 specimen, AM P.75777, outer reef slope, south of One Tree Island, 23°30'47"S, 15°25'10"E, 13.8 m, large sticks of coral rubble, 28 October 2006, coll. I. Takeuchi and L.E. Hughes, QLD 1994; many specimens, AM P.75776, outer reef, Steves bommie, near Two Trees Islet, One Tree Island, 23°29'3"S, 15°25'27"E, 13 m, coral rubble with epiphytes and solitary ascidians, 27 October 2006, coll. L.E. Hughes and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1978; 2 specimens, AM P.75772, outer reef, Steves bommie, near Two Trees Islet, One Tree Island, 23°29'3"S, 15°25'27"E, 13.8 m, low turfing algae and fine sediment, 27 October 2006, coll. L.E. Hughes and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1975; 8 specimens, AM P.75778, outer reef, Steves bommie, near Two Trees Islet, One Tree Island, 23°29'3"S, 15°25'27"E, 13.2 m, coral rubble with algae, 27 October 2006, coll. L.E. Hughes and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1974; 1 specimen, AM P.75770,outer reef, north of Third Lagoon, One Tree Island, 23°29'4"S, 15°24'7"E, 18 m, coral rubble, 27 October 2006, coll. I. Takeuchi and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1982; 1 specimen, AM P.75771,outer reef, north of Third Lagoon, One Tree Island, 23°29'4"S, 15°24'7"E, 18 m, fine sediment, 27 October 2006, coll. I. Takeuchi and J.K. Lowry, QLD 1979.

New Zealand: 10 specimens, AM P. 90951,west side of North Chanter Island, Herald Islands, Kermadec Islands, 29°15'6"S, 177°51'21"W, 10 m, 16 May 2011, coll. A. Ballance and S.J. Keable, K 2011-42.

Type locality. Makin, Kiribati, ~140'S, 17922'W.

Distribution. South Pacific Ocean. Australia: Queensland: Torres Strait, One Tree Island (current study); New Zealand: Kermadec Islands (current study); Fiji ( Schellenberg 1938; Myers 1985). North Pacific Ocean: Hawaii ( Schellenberg 1938; J.L. Barnard 1970); Kiribati ( Schellenberg 1938). Indian Ocean: Madagascar ( Ledoyer 1972); Mauritius ( Appadoo et al. 2002).