Description

Material examined. NCL- 2 (1 6), NCL- 5 (1 6), NCL- 22 (2 66, 3 99), NCL- 29 (1 6), NCL- 139 (1 6)., Remarks. This species occurs in an arc {rom Hawaii westwards through the Carolines to Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and New Caledonia. It has not yet been found in the south Pacific (Fiji to Society Islands). Habitat. Amongst red algae, Sargassum, epiphytes and coral rubble, 0 - 2 m. Distribution. Hawaii, Caroline · Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Amphipoda

Family: Aoridae

Genus: Bemlos

Species: Bemlos waipio (J.L.Barnard, 1970)