Mallacoota chandaniae Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005: 257 Lowry & Hughes, 2009: 677–680 New species of Hoho, Mallacoota and Parelasmopus (Maeridae: Amphipoda) from Australian waters HUGHES, L. E. Zootaxa 2011 2011-07-08 2955 1 1 79   Mallacoota chandaniae  Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005: 257    Lowry & Hughes, 2009: 677–680  3XMZD Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005 Lowry & Springthorpe 2005 [151,805,151,177] Malacostraca Maeridae Mallacoota Animalia Amphipoda 42 43 Arthropoda species chandaniae      Mallacoota chandaniae Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005: 257, figs 17–19. —  Lowry & Hughes, 2009: 677–680, figs 19, 20.     Typelocality. Lucinda, Queensland( 18°31'S 146°19'E).  Material examined.   Queensland. Holotypemale, AMP.59021, end of sugar loading jetty 5 kmlong, Lucinda, ( 18°31'S 146°19'E),  7 m, pylon scrapping,  August 1999, coll. F. Hoedt.  Western Australia. 1 male, NTM Cr16974, North-west Shelf( 19º35’30”S 119º 5’42”E),  35m,  4 May 1982, coll. R. Edwards, CSIRO FRV  Sprightly( SP4/82); 1 specimen, AMP.83780, Shenton Bluff, Cygnet Bay, Cape Leveque, Buccaneer Archipelago, Western Australia( 16°28'38"S 123°02'38"E),  5.1 m, coarse sand with shell and rubble,  22 May 2010, coll. J.K. Lowry( MI WA 1078); 4 specimens, AMP.83781, Shenton Bluff, Cygnet Bay, Cape Leveque, Buccaneer Archipelago( 16°28'38"S 123°02'38"E),  5.1 m, mixed small green algae  Halimedasp.and  Caulerpasp.,  22 May 2010, coll. K.B. Attwood( MI WA 1079); 7 specimens, AMP.83779, Shenton Bluff, Cygnet Bay, Cape Leveque, Buccaneer Archipelago( 16°28'38"S 123°02'38"E),  5.1 m, brown algae  Sargassumsp.on rubble,  22 May 2010, coll. K.B. Attwood( MI WA 1080); 4 specimens, AMP.83783, Shenton Bluff, Cygnet Bay, Cape Leveque, Buccaneer Archipelago( 16°28'38"S 123°02'38"E),  5.1 m, mixed large rubble,  22 May 2010, coll. J.K. Lowry( MI WA 1084); 12 specimens, AMP.83782, Shenton Bluff, Cygnet Bay, Cape Leveque, Buccaneer Archipelago( 16°28'38"S 123°02'38"E),  5.1 m, dead coral rubble with brown algae  Sargassumsp.and  Padinasp.,  22 May 2010, coll. J.K. Lowry( MI WA 1085); 10+ specimens, AMP.80973, Cygnet Bay, Cape Leveque, Buccaneer Archipelago( 16°28'39"S 123°02'46"E),  3 m, off pearl shell in panel,  10 April 2008, coll. J. Jelbart( MI WA 1069); 10+ specimens, AMP.80974, Cygnet Bay, Cape Leveque, Buccaneer Archipelago( 16°28'26"S 123°01'42"E),  3 m, off pearl shell in panel,  11 April 2008, coll. J. Jelbart( MI WA 1070); 5 specimens, AMP.80975, Cygnet Bay, Cape Leveque, Buccaneer Archipelago( 16°28'40"S 123°02'06"E),  2 m, off floating rope line,  10 April 2008, coll. J. Jelbart( MI WA 1068); 10+ specimens, AMP.83907,  Cygnet BayPearl Farmoutside lines, Cygnet Bay, Cape Leveque, Buccaneer Archipelago( 16°28'50"S 123°02'16"E),  2 m, epiphytic growth from pearl shell panels,  23 May 2010, coll. J.K. Lowryand K.B. Attwood( MI WA 1094); 10+ specimens, AMP.83906,  Cygnet BayPearl Farmoutside lines, Cygnet Bay, Cape Leveque, Buccaneer Archipelago( 16°29'44"S 123°01'46"E),  2 m, epiphytic growth from pearl shell panels,  23 May 2010, coll. J.K. Lowryand K.B. Attwood( MI WA 1095); 10+ specimens, AMP.83778,  Cygnet BayPearl Farmoutside lines, Cygnet Bay, Cape Leveque, Buccaneer Archipelago( 16°29'44"S 123°01'46"E),  2 m, epiphytic growth from pearl shell panels,  26 May 2010, coll. L.E. Hughes( MI WA 1139); 1 specimen, AMP.83501, between Enderby Island and West Lewis Island, Dampier Archipelago( 20°35'07"S 116°35'37"E),  17 m, sponges,  2 September 1999, coll. M. Hewitt( WA 702); 5 specimens, AMP.79297, Cathedral Rocks, Rottnest Island( 32°01'30"S 115°27'E),  6 m, under limestone rock overhangs, mixed algae,  21 December 1983, coll. R. Springthorpe( WA 251); 1 specimen, AMP.79300, Cathedral Rocks, Rottnest Island( 32°01'30"S 115°27'E), 0 m, under drift kelp on sand above water line,  21 December 1983, coll. H.E. Stoddart( WA 255); 2 males, 2 juveniles, AMP.85213, Joseph Bonaparte Gulf( 11°42’43”S 129°50’26”E),  65 m, Smith-McIntyre Grab,  14 September 2009, coll. Geosciences Australia, ( SOL 4934, 38 GR69)    Northern Territory. 5 males, AM P.79175, Area C East, Arafura Sea( 9°22'59"S 134°9'47"E),  108 m, several large rocks, bioclastic gravel and sand, Smith-McIntyre Grab,  11 May 2005, coll. G.D.F. Wilson, RV   Southern Surveyor( SS05/2005/019/ GR033).   Remarks.This is a widely distributed species of  Mallacoota.Currently its known range extends from Lucinda on the Australian east coast, across the top of tropical Australiato Rottnest Island on the south-western coast of Australia. The distribution as far south as Rottnest Island is not considered unusual given the presence of coral reef habitat supported by the warm northern Leeuwin Current.   Distribution.  Queensland: Lucinda; Weipa; Lizard Island ( Lowry & Springthorpe 2005; Lowry & Hughes 2009).  Northern Territory: Darwin; Beagle Gulf; Gove Harbour; Bynoe Harbour; Shell Islands ( Lowry & Hughes 2009).  Western Australia: Buccaneer Archipelago; Dampier Archipelago; Rottnest Island (current study). [151,781,288,313] -18.516666 Lucinda 1275 146.31667 42 43 1 Queensland holotype 1982-05-04 2010-05-26 1982-05-04 AM, NTM, R, CSIRO, FRV, MI F. Hoedt. & Cr & North-west Shelf & Edwards & Sprightly & Shenton Bluff & Cape Leveque & Buccaneer Archipelago & J. K. Lowry & K. B. Attwood & J. Jelbart & Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm & L. E. Hughes & M. Hewitt & Cathedral Rocks & Springthorpe & H. E. Stoddart & Joseph Bonaparte Gulf & Grab & Geosciences Australia Rottnest Island 7 -11.711945 Lucinda 21 129.84055 Rottnest Island 42 43 SP4, WA 1078, WA 1079, WA 1080, WA 1084, WA 1085, WA 1069, WA 1070, WA 1068, WA 1094, WA 1095, WA 1139, WA 702, WA 251, WA 255, SOL 4934, 38, GR69 45 2 3 Queensland holotype [197,571,1477,1501] AM Northern Territory 42 43 5 5 Northern Territory 2005-05-11 RV Area C East & Arafura Sea & Grab & G. D. F. Wilson 108 -9.383056 21 134.16306 42 43 1 Northern Territory SS, GR Southern Surveyor 42 43 SS05, GR033 1 Northern Territory