Cerapus volucola Lowry and Berents, 2005

Just, Jean, 2009, Ischyroceridae *, Zootaxa 2260 (1), pp. 463-486 : 473-475

Cerapus volucola Lowry and Berents, 2005

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Cerapus volucola Lowry & Berents, 2005: 160 , figs 7–9.

Type locality. False Orford Ness , north-east of Cape York, Australia .

Habitat. Algal or seagrass dwellers. Littoral; 3–38 m.

Tube. A cylindrical wrap of seagrass and algae.

Remarks. Lowry & Berents (2005) reported Cerapus volucola from near Lizard Island. The species was not found during the present survey. Cerapus volucola differs from C. nudus sp. nov. in many characters, including coxae 1–4 fused to pereonites (coxa 1 in female not fused); coxae 3 and 4 with acute anteroventral lobe; a sharply acute rostrum (dorsal view); shorter antennae with more flagellar articles; dactylus of gnathopod 2 with posterior row of long setae; all pereopods with more and longer setae; telson lobes with 14– 15 dorsal hooks in 2 rows; tube constructed of plant material.

Distribution. Australia. Entire Great Barrier Reef south to North Stradbroke Island ( Lowry & Berents 2005). Papua New Guinea. Madang Lagoon ( Lowry & Berents 2005).

Figures

FIGURE 7. Cerapus volucola Lowry & Berents, 2005, male A and B, lateral and dorsal view, C, tube, False Orford Ness, Great Barrier Reef. Reproduced and rearranged from Lowry & Berents (2005).