Maera mastersi Barnard, 1972b : 108 Sheard, 1936 : 177 Sheard, 1937 : 24 Maera mastersii Hale, 1929 : 215 Chilton, 1916 : 367 Chilton, 1925 : 317 Hurley, 1954 : 603 Lowry & Fenwick, 1983 : 236 Krapp-Schickel, 2003 : 277 Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005 : 238 Krapp-Schickel, 2008 : 22 Moera mastersi Chilton, 1911 : 564 Chilton, 1921 : 72 Haswell, 1879b : 265 New genera, species and records of Maeridae from Australian Waters: Austromaera, Ceradocus, Glossomaera, Hamimaera, Huonella gen. nov., Linguimaera and Maeraceterus gen. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda) Hughes, Lauren E. Zootaxa 2016 4115 1 1 81  Krapp-Schickel, 2003 : 277 Krapp-Schickel, 2003 Krapp-Schickel 2003 [151,636,151,178] Malacostraca Melitidae Linguimaera Animalia Amphipoda 70 71 Arthropoda species tias     Maera mastersi.—  Barnard, 1972b: 108, figs 55–56.—  Sheard, 1936: 177, fig. 3.—  Sheard, 1937: 24.    Maera mastersii.—  Hale, 1929: 215, fig. 213.—  Chilton, 1916: 367.—  Chilton, 1925: 317.—  Hurley, 1954: 603.—  Lowry & Fenwick, 1983: 236.    Linguimaera tias  Krapp-Schickel, 2003: 277, figs 13–15.—  Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005: 238, 247.—  Krapp-Schickel, 2008: 22.  ?  Moera mastersi.—  Chilton, 1911: 564.—  Chilton, 1921: 72.  not  Megamoera mastersii  Haswell, 1879b: 265, pl. 1, fig. 1.     Materialexamined. New South Wales: 1 specimen, AM P.97880, east of Bermagui( 36°26′S 150°14′06″E),  119– 122 m,  5 September 1994, benthic sled, coll. P.B. Berents, RV Southern Surveyor(SS05/94/155);  1 specimen, AM P.62906, Black Rock, south of Smoky Cape( 30°56′58″S 153°04′32″E),  13 m, under stones, airlift on SCUBA,  13 February 2002, coll. R.T. Springthorpe(  NSW1870).   South Australia: 2 specimens, SAMAC6504, northern side of Point Ellen Reef, Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island( 35°59′13″S 137°12′25″E),  2.5 –7.5 m, boulders, sand,  26 January 1989, coll. W. Zeidlerand K. Gowlett- Holmes;  2 specimens, SAMAC6503, Headlandnear Chinaman’s Hat Island, Yorke Peninsula( 35°17′19″S 136°55′04″E), just below low water mark,  6 November 1976, coll. W. Zeidlerand I.C. Kowanko;  6 specimens, SAMAC7866, western side of Whittlebee Point, east of Ceduna( 32°19′59″S 133°11′59″E), depth unknown,  7 March 1993, coll. W. Zeidler, K. L. Gowlett-Holmesand B. McHenry.    WesternAustralia: 4 specimens, AM P.79363, reef west of groyne, 2 kmsouth of Cape Peron( 32°16′S 115°41′E),  6 m, deep channels in limestone reef, sponges, gorgonaceans from cave in reef,  26 December 1983, coll. J.K. Lowry(WA 295);  13 specimens, AM P.79415, near Mistaken Island, Vancouver Peninsula, King George Sound( 35°04′S 117°56′E),  6 m, seagrass,  13 December 1983, coll. R.T. Springthorpe(WA 121);  4 specimens, AM P.79468, Bramble Point, Princess Royal Harbour, Albany( 35°03′S 117°53′E),  1.5 m, seagrass  Poisidonia australis,  January 1988, coll. P.A. Hutchings(site 5);  5 specimens, AM P.79467, Bramble Point, Princess Royal Harbour, Albany( 35°02′S 117°55′E),  1.5 m, seagrass  Posidonia australis,  January 1988, coll. P.A. Hutchings(site 4);  1 specimen, AM P.79464, Bramble Point, Princess Royal Harbour, Albany( 35°02′S 117°55′E),  1.5 m, seagrass  Posidonia australis,  January 1988, coll. P.A. Hutchings(site 4);  3 specimens, AM P.79462, Bramble Point, Princess Royal Harbour( 35°03′S 117°53′E), depth unknown, seagrass  Posidonia australis,  15 January 1988, coll. P.A. Hutchings, D. Walkerand F.E. Wells;  2 specimens, AM P.79465, Bramble Point, Princess Royal Harbour, Albany( 35°02′S 117°55′E),  1.5 m, seagrass  Posidonia simulosa,  January 1988, coll. P.A. Hutchings(site 10);  1 specimen, AM P.79463, Bramble Point, Princess Royal Harbour, Albany( 35°02′S 117°55′E),  1 m, seagrass  Posidonia sinuosa,  January 1988, coll. P.A. Hutchings(site 12);  1 specimen, AM P.79466, Quaranup, Princess Royal Harbour, Albany( 35°03′S 117°55′E),  2.5 m,  January 1988, coll. P.A. Hutchings(site 3).   Tasmania. 2 specimens, AM P.  97881, 100 mnorth of Fleurieu Point, Freycinet Peninsula( 42°10′S 148°15′E),  10 m, green algae including  Halophilasp., airlift,  30 April 1991, coll. S.J. Keable& R.T. Springthorpeon the Flying Scud(TAS 322);  1 specimen, AM P. 97882, off Hannant’s Bight, CapeSorell ( 42°11.5′S 145°11.3′E),  16 m, pebbles & fine sediment, airlift,  27 April 1991, coll. R.T. Springthorpe& P.M. Berentson the Flying Scud(TAS 287).    Typelocality. Shelly Beach, OtagoHarbour, New Zealand.   Remarks.  Linguimaera tiaswas recorded here as co-occuring in samples with  L. leo, similar to findings by Krapp-Schickel, 2008.   Distribution. New Zealand: OtagoHarbour, Shelly Beach ( Barnard 1972b). Australia, Victoria: Port Phillip Bay, WesternPort, Portland Bay, Cape Northumberland, Bass Strait ( Krapp-Schickel 2003). South Australia: Sellicks Beach; Kangaroo Island; Yorke Peninsula ( Sheard 1936; current study).  Western Australia: Albany; CapePeron; King George Sound (current study). 1288040240 1994-09-05 P. B. Berents & RV Southern Surveyor 121 -36.433334 Material 925 150.235 Bermagui 70 71 1 New South Wales 1288040286 2002-02-13 SCUBA, NSW R. T. Springthorpe 13 -30.949444 Black Rock 20 153.07556 70 71 NSW 1870 1 Cape 1288040260 1989-01-26 SAMA Holmes Kangaroo Island 5 -35.986946 Point Ellen Reef 19 137.20694 Vivonne Bay 70 71 2 South Australia 1288040264 1976-11-06 SAMA I. C. Kowanko Iceland -35.288612 Headland 19 136.91779 Yorke Peninsula 70 71 2 1288040265 1993-03-07 SAMA K. L. Gowlett-Holmes & B. McHenry Iceland -32.333054 Whittlebee Point 20 133.19972 Ceduna 70 71 6 1288040292 1983-12-26 J. K. Lowry 6 -32.266666 Cape Peron 1211 115.683334 70 71 4 Western Australia 1288040274 1983-12-13 R. T. Springthorpe Iceland 6 -35.066666 Vancouver Peninsula 1195 117.933334 King George Sound 70 71 13 1288040269 1988-01 P. A. Hutchings Iceland Albany 2 -35.05 Bramble Point 1195 117.88333 Princess Royal Harbour 70 71 4 1288040284 1988-01 P. A. Hutchings Iceland Albany 2 -35.033333 Bramble Point 1195 117.916664 Princess Royal Harbour 70 71 5 1288040291 1988-01 P. A. Hutchings Iceland Albany 2 -35.033333 Bramble Point 1195 117.916664 Princess Royal Harbour 70 71 1 1288040256 1988-01-15 P. A. Hutchings & D. Walker & F. E. Wells Iceland -35.05 Bramble Point 1195 117.88333 Princess Royal Harbour 70 71 3 1288040255 1988-01 P. A. Hutchings Iceland Albany 2 -35.033333 Bramble Point 1195 117.916664 Princess Royal Harbour 70 71 2 1288040254 1988-01 P. A. Hutchings Iceland Albany 1 -35.033333 Bramble Point 1195 117.916664 Princess Royal Harbour 70 71 1 1288040287 1988-01 P. A. Hutchings Iceland Albany 3 -35.05 Quaranup 1195 117.916664 Princess Royal Harbour 70 71 1 1288040281 1991-04-30 S. J. Keable & R. T. Springthorpe & Flying Scud 97881100 -42.166668 Freycinet Peninsula 1152 148.25 Fleurieu Point 70 71 2 Tasmania 1288040262 1991-04-27 R. T. Springthorpe & P. M. Berents & Flying Scud 16 -42.191666 Hannant's Bight 114 145.18834 70 71 1 Cape 1288040272 [199,866,1583,1608] New Zealand Shelly Beach 70 71 1 Otago holotype