Phylladiorhynchus nui Schnabel & Ahyong 2019, n. sp.
The squat lobster genus Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 1969 in New Zealand and eastern Australia, with description of six new species
FIGURE 3. Distribution records and bathymetric range (inset) for Phylladiorhynchus australis n. sp. (crossed circles and solid line) and P. nui n. sp. (white circles and broken line). Lines demarcating the EEZ for both Australia and NZ shown.
FIGURE 8. Phylladiorhynchus nui n. sp., A–K, holotype male, 6.9 mm (NIWA 33657), L–M, female, 2.2 mm (NIWA 33681): A, carapace and abdomen, dorsal view. B, sternal plastron. C, telson. D, E, right and left cephalic regions, showing antennular, antennal peduncles and anterior portions of pterygostomian flap, ventral view. F, left Mxp3, lateral view. G, left cheliped, dorsal view. H–J, left P2–4, lateral view. K, left P2 propodus and dactylus, lateral view. L, anterior portion of carapace of smallest female. M, right antennular and antennal peduncles, ventral view, smallest female. Scale bars: 2 mm.
FIGURE 9. Phylladiorhynchus nui n. sp., comparative morphology of P2–4 propodi and dactyli: A, male 3.8 mm (NIWA 21251). B, male, 7.1 mm (NIWA 19428). C, female, 6.6 mm (NIWA 21195). D, male, 5.0 (NIWA 24567). E. female, 2.2 mm (NIWA 33681). F, male, 5.9 mm (NIWA 33682). G, male, 7.7 mm (NIWA 33682). Scale bars: 2 mm.
FIGURE 15. A, Phylladiorhynchus australis n. sp., ovigerous female (3.5 mm), NIWA 56096, Bay of Islands (Credit: Peter Marriott/ NIWA, Ocean Survey 20/20 Bay of Islands Coastal Biodiversity, Sediment and Seabed Habitat Project). B, P. nui n. sp., male (5.9 mm), NIWA 33682, Chatham Rise (Credit: Oceans Survey 20/20 Chatham-Challenger expedition).
Sonne Stn. SO & Pegasus Canyon & Christchurch
ST Goonambee & A. A. Livingstone & H. O. Fletcher