First records of Epimeriidae and Iphimediidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Macquarie Ridge, with description of a new species and its juveniles
Author
Lörz, Anne-Nina
text
Zootaxa
2012
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journal article
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10.5281/zenodo.214078
25073e5d-8a5a-430d-8e7c-c493366931dd
1175-5326
214078
Labriphimedia pulchridentata
(
Stebbing, 1888
)
(
Fig. 8
)
Material examined.
1 ovig. female,
20.1 mm
, AM P87292, Hjort Seamount,
Macquarie
Ridge,
56°14'46.7982"S
,
158°30'20.4006"E
,
676–750 m
, TAN0803/98,
16 April 2008
;
1 male
,
20.8 mm
,
NIWA
40808, “seamount 8”,
Macquarie
Ridge,
56°14'46.7982"S
,
158°30'20.4006"E
,
605–709 m
, TAN0803/93,
15 April 2008
.
FIGURE 7.
Juvenile of holotype of
Epimeria ashleyi
sp. nov.
AM P8729. A) habitus, B) maxilla 1, C) maxilla 2, D) maxilliped, E) mandible. Scale: A 0.5 mm, B–E 0.1 mm.
FIGURE 8.
Labriphimedia pulchridentata
(Stebbing, 1888)
NIWA 40808 photographed on board shortly after sampling. Scale bar 5 mm.
Remarks.
Labriphimedia pulchridentata
(
Stebbing, 1888
)
was collected at “seamount 8”
605–709 m
(NIWA 40808) and Hjort Seamount)
676–750 m
(AM P87292) on the
Macquarie
Ridge.
Figure 8
shows
L. pulchridentata
shortly after capture. The body is translucent white, light rose coloured; the large oval eye red orange. This species is unique in the iphimediids (
Coleman 2007
) in having this specific dorsal armature, bicuspidate coxae 5–7 and such impressive teeth on bases 5–7.