Australian Museum Journal Caprellidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the Great Barrier Reef and adjacent localities
- Shortform:
- Guerra-García, 2006, Rec. Aust. Mus. 58(3): 417–458
- Author(s):
- Guerra-García, José M.
- Year published:
- 2006
- Title:
- Caprellidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the Great Barrier Reef and adjacent localities
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 58
- Issue:
- 3
- Start page:
- 417
- End page:
- 458
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.58.2006.1451
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 29 November 2006
- Cover date:
- 29 November 2006
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- CRUSTACEA: AMPHIPODA; TAXONOMY; LIZARD ISLAND
- Digitized:
- 29 November 2006
- Available online:
- 29 November 2006
- Reference number:
- 1451
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (31kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (2816kb PDF)
Abstract
The caprellid fauna of the Great Barrier Reef region is investigated. The study reports 22 species in 17 genera. Three new genera and seven new species are described (Hircella berentsae n.sp., Jigurru vailhoggett n.gen., n.sp., Mayericaprella arimotoi n.gen., n.sp., Orthoprotella pearce n.sp., Perotripus keablei n.sp., Pseudoprellicana johnsoni n.gen., n.sp. and Quadrisegmentum lowryi n.sp.). All species are figured and a key to the species is provided. An ecological study conducted at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, showed that Metaprotella sandalensis Mayer, 1898 and Quadrisegmentum triangulum Hirayama, 1988, were the most common species in the coral reef system. Although the caprellids were present at most sites around the Island, they were abundant only on hydroid and sediment substrate.