Photis hawaiensis Barnard, 1955

Horton, Tammy, 2008, Amphipoda from marine caves of Hong Kong Island, Journal of Natural History 42 (9 - 12), pp. 825-854 : 840

Photis hawaiensis Barnard, 1955

Photis hawaiensis Barnard 1955: 35–37 , figs 18–19; 1970: 191–192, fig. 123.

Material examined

Conic Island Cave Epifauna station 2 (25/10/02), 25 specimens, NHM Reg. Nos. 2005.2835–2844; Epifauna station 3 (25/10/02), nine specimens, NHM Reg. Nos. 2005.2845–2853; Epifauna station 4 (25/10/02), six specimens, NHM Reg. Nos. 2005.2854–2859; Epifauna station 11 (25/10/02), one specimen; Epifauna station 14, (21/10/02), five specimens, NHM Reg. Nos. 2005.2860–2864; Epifauna station 15 (21/10/02), one specimen, NHM Reg. Nos. 2005.2865; Station A 7, one specimen, NHM Reg. Nos. 2005.2866; Hoi Ha Epifauna Q, two specimens, NHM Reg. Nos. 2005.2867; Steep Island Cave, three specimens, NHM Reg. Nos. 2005.2868–2870 .

Remarks

This species, originally described from Hawaii, was one of the most abundant and commonly collected amphipods during the cave study. The presence of this species in Hong Kong extends its distribution from Hawaii ( Barnard 1955, 1970).