Maeropsis griffini
Creators: name: Krapp-Schickel, Traudl
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Maeridae
Maeropsis
Maeropsis griffini

description: <i>Maeropsis griffini</i> (Berents, 1983) (Fig. 19) <i>Maera griffini</i> Berents, 1983: 125, Fig. 20–21 <i>Maeropsis griffini</i>. — Lowry &amp; Springthorpe, 2005: 238. <b>Material examined.</b> 29 adults and juveniles, AM P70602 (QLD 1621); 1 juvenile, AM P70610 (QLD 1621); 1 adult, 1 juvenile, AM P70615 (QLD 1621); 1 adult, 3 juveniles, AM P70626 (QLD 1621); 1 juvenile, AM P70659 (QLD 1621); 1 female, AM P70660 (QLD 1621); 3 females, AM P70999 (QLD 1621); 2 females, AM P71201 (QLD 1621); 2 adults, AM P77720 (QLD 1622); 1 female, AM P70741 (QLD 1645); 1 adult, 1 juvenile, AM P70769 (QLD 1653); 1 adult, AM P70892 (QLD 1653); 2 juveniles, AM P70996 (QLD 1663); 1 adult, AM P71046 (QLD 1718); 1 juvenile, AM P71336 (QLD 1724); 7 adults, AM P71254 (1725); 5 females, AM P71266 (1725); 2 adults, AM P71074 (QLD 1727); 2 adults, AM P71120 (QLD 1735); 2 adults, AM P71068 (QLD 1737); 3 adults, AM P71118 (QLD 1748); 23 adults and juveniles, AM P71236 (QLD 1768); 1 adult, 2 juveniles, AM P71513 (QLD 1777); 1 adult, 2 juveniles, AM P71602 (QLD 1803); 1 female, AM P71485 (QLD 1809); 1 juvenile, AM P71596 (1838). <b>Type locality.</b> Between Bird Islet and South Island, Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia (14° 42'S 145° 28'E). <b>Description.</b> Based on male, 5.5 mm, AM P71068. <b>Head.</b> <i>Head</i>, anteroventral corner rounded, anteroventral slit absent. <i>Eye</i> ovate. <i>Antenna 1</i> peduncular article 2 shorter than article 1, article 3 minute; accessory flagellum with 3 articles. <i>Antenna 2</i> gland cone surpassing end of peduncle article 3, article 4 longer than article 5. <i>Upper lip</i> thickened. <i>Mandible</i> palp article 1 nearly 3 x as long as wide, distally triangularly lengthened but not pointed; article three subequal with or somewhat longer than article 2. <b>Pereon.</b> <i>Gnathopod 1</i> coxa anteroventral corner produced, acute; merus without sharp posterodistal prolongation; carpus anterior margin rounded. <i>Gnathopod 2</i> significantly enlarged in both sexes, symmetrical; merus without sharp posteroventral prolongation; propodus palm with well defined palmar corner (about 90°), with two shallow excavations and strong robust setae. <i>Pereopods 5–7</i> basis with short robust setae on anterior margin; dactylus simple. Per <i>eopod 7</i> basis posterodistal corner rounded, lengthened and widened into lobe; merus swollen and lengthened posterodistally; all articles except ischium with bundles of long, fine setae. <b>Pleon.</b> <i>Epimera 1–3</i> posterodistally not acutely lengthened, no upturned spine; posterior and ventral margins smooth. <i>Uropod 3</i> rami unequal, dorsoventrally flattened, longer ramus about 1.5 to 2 x length of peduncle, distally subacute, tapering; with apical robust and long fine setae, about 3/4 length of ramus; outer ramus with 1 article. <i>Telson</i> deeply cleft, trapezium-shaped, lobes distally excavated twice, the outer corner of excavations being the longer; inner and outer margins of lobes lacking setae, but long ones (approximately telson length) inserted in excavations. <b>Female</b> (sexually dimorphic characters). Based on female, 5.0 mm, AM P70602 <i>Gnathopod 2</i> palm poorly defined, rounded. <i>Telson</i> apically less excavated. <b>Habitat.</b> Coral rubble or bommies, 2–22 m depth. <b>Remarks.</b> The dorsoventrally flattened rami of uropod 3 in the species are characteristic. <b>Distribution.</b> <i>Australia</i>. Queensland: Lizard Island (Berents 1983 and current study).
description: Published as part of <i>Krapp-Schickel, Traudl, 2009, Maeridae, the Ceradocus group *, pp. 598-642 in Zootaxa 2260 (1)</i> on page 625, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2260.1.32, http://zenodo.org/record/5309853
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