Micheleidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea): new family, generic and species synonymies, three new Australian species, and new records Author Poore And D, Gary C. B. text Memoirs of Museum Victoria 2015 2015-12-31 73 95 105 journal article 1447-2554 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D6DE4A5B-FDE8-4BE0-8A44-183DC557A32C Michelea novaecaledoniae Poore, 1997 Michelea novaecaledoniae Poore, 1997: 388–390 , fig. 22.— Sakai, 2011: 316 . Material examined . Coral Sea, Chesterfield Reef ( 19°06'S , 158°53'E ), 32–60 m , R . Hanley, 27 Jul 1988 ( NTMAG Cr013049, female; NTMAG Cr013052, ovigerous female with 10 embryos, cl 4.3 mm ) . Distribution . New Caledonia , 22°S , 166°E , and Chesterfield Reef, Coral Sea, 19°S , 158°E , 32– 60 m . Remarks . The pleopods and tailfan are consistent with the description of the type specimen from New Caledonia . The endopods of pleopods 3 and 4 have three and four lateral lamellae plus one mesially. This is the first record of an ovigerous female of Michelea . It is striking for the paucity of embryos (ten only) and their large oval size, 1.8 x 1.1 mm , 0.4 of the carapace length. This second record extends the species’ distribution.