Protella similis Mayer, 1903

Guerra-García, J. M., 2006, Caprellidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the Great Barrier Reef and Adjacent Localities, Records of the Australian Museum 58, pp. 417-458 : 448

Protella similis Mayer, 1903

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Protella similis Mayer, 1903: 34–35 , pl. 1: figs. 19–22, pl. 6: figs. 41–42; Laubitz, 1991: 119, fig. 16; Guerra-García, 2002b: 227–229, figs. 13–16.

Material examined. 1♀, AM P32305 ( GBR 7 ) ;> 20 specimens, AM P61704 ( QLD 1505 ) ; 1♀, 3 juveniles, AM P61705 ( QLD 1507 ) ; 233, AM P61706 ( QLD 1511 ) ;> 20 specimens, AM P61707 ( QLD 1525 ) ; 2♀♀, AM P61708 ( QLD 1527 ) ;> 20 specimens, AM P61709 ( QLD 1546 ) ;> 20 specimens, AM P61710 ( QLD 1547 ) ;> 20 specimens, AM P61711 ( QLD 1579 ) .

Remarks. Laubitz (1991) figured the species based on Philippine material, and Guerra-García (2002b) redescribed and figured in detail a female collected from Tanzania. The specimens examined from Lizard Island are in agreement with previous descriptions. As with Orthoprotella australis , although the species seems uncommon on the Great Barrier Reef, it can be locally abundant living mainly on hydroids.

Distribution. Indonesia (Mayer, 1903); Philippines (Laubitz, 1991); Tanzania (Guerra-García, 2002b); a new record for Australia.