Australian Museum Journal Algal-tube dwelling amphipods in the genus Cerapus from Australia and Papua New Guinea (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ischyroceridae)
- Shortform:
- Lowry and Berents, 2005, Rec. Aust. Mus. 57(2): 153–164
- Author(s):
- Lowry, J. K.; Berents, Penelope B.
- Year published:
- 2005
- Title:
- Algal-tube dwelling amphipods in the genus Cerapus from Australia and Papua New Guinea (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ischyroceridae)
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 57
- Issue:
- 2
- Start page:
- 153
- End page:
- 164
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1439
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 08 June 2005
- Cover date:
- 08 June 2005
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- CRUSTACEA: AMPHIPODA
- Digitized:
- 08 June 2005
- Available online:
- 08 June 2005
- Reference number:
- 1439
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (35kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (1393kb PDF)
Abstract
Three new species of ischyrocerid amphipods in the genus Cerapus (C. bundegi, C. murrayae, and C. volucola) are described from Australia and Papua New Guinea. Although these species have all of the morphological characteristics of Cerapus, they differ from other species in the genus in the construction of their tubes which are wrapped and parchment-like and sometimes elaborately covered with pieces of cut algae and seagrasses.