<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Cryptic diversity down under: defining species in the subterranean amphipod genus <i>Nedsia</i> Barnard & Williams, 1995 (Hadzioidea: Eriopisidae) from the Pilbara, Western Australia

Abstract

Amphipod crustaceans comprise a significant and enigmatic component of Australian groundwater ecosystems, particularly in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Many amphipod species in the Pilbara, including species in the genus <i>Nedsia</i> <a href="#R1">Barnard & Williams, 1995</a>, are considered short range endemics, poorly or contentiously defined by taxonomic treatments based on morphology alone and have uncertain distributions as a consequence of this taxonomy. A modern systematic revision of <i>Nedsia</i> is presented here, utilising both molecular and morphological analyses alongside distributional data to delineate species. We describe 13 new species of <i>Nedsia</i>, confirm three existing species and synonymise eight previously described species. <i>Nedsia</i> species are confirmed to be functionally morphologically cryptic, with <i>COI</i> divergences at the 5–20% level. We present comparatively reduced taxonomic descriptions for these cryptic amphipod species in an effort to provide an accelerated pathway for future taxonomic work. The research provides the basis for future environmental impact assessments involving <i>Nedsia</i> species and ongoing monitoring of the groundwater communities these form part of in the resource-rich Pilbara region.