Elasmopus spinicarpus Berents, 1983

Hughes, L. E. & Lowry, J. K., 2011, The genus Elasmopus (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Maeridae) in Australian waters, Journal of Natural History 45 (9 - 10), pp. 579-628 : 616-617

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2010.534825
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scientific name	Elasmopus spinicarpus Berents, 1983
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Treatment

Elasmopus spinicarpus Berents, 1983: 121 , figs 17–19. Springthorpe and Lowry, 1994: 31. Lowry and Stoddart, 2003: 178. Lowry and Hughes, 2009: 663–666, figs 11–12.

Type locality

Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island , Queensland, Australia (14 ◦ 40 ′ 30 ′′ S, 145 ◦ 26 ′ 36 ′′ E).

Material examined

Cocos (Keeling) Islands. 4 specimens, AM P.81853 , Turks Reef (12 ◦ 6 ′ 43 ′′ S, 96 ◦ 49 ′ 42 ′′ E), 3.8 m, rubble, by hand on SCUBA, 10 October 2008, coll. L.E. Hughes (MI WA 816); 10+ specimens, AM P.81854, off West Island Jetty (12 ◦ 5 ′ 15 ′′ S, 96 ◦ 50 ′ 13 ′′ E), 1.5 m, rubble, by hand on SCUBA, 14 October 2008, coll. L.E. Hughes (MI WA 843) .

Distribution

Indian Ocean. Cocos (Keeling) Islands (current study). Australia. Queensland, Great Barrier Reef ( Berents 1983).