Decapod Crustacea collected by the NORFANZ Expedition: Galatheidae and Polychelidae
Author
Ahyong, Shane T.
text
Zootaxa
2007
1593
1
54
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.178624
7466bbb6-f889-4e40-b22d-e3aee96f9acb
1175-5326
178624
Tasmanida
gen. nov.
Diagnosis.
Carapace with distinct transverse striae; with epigastric and postcervical spines; with prominent median gastric process; cardiac region unarmed. Rostral spine stout, longer than supraocular spines; orbit deeply concave; anterolateral spines stout; branchial and anterior postcervical marginal spines present. Abdominal tergites with transverse striae; tergites 2–4 with spines. Telson subdivision complete. Sternite 4 with broad, straight, anteromedian margin, contiguous with posterior margin of sternite 3. Ocular peduncle dorsoventrally flattened; cornea dilated. Basal antennular segment with distomesial and 2 distolateral spines. Antennal basal segment with long mesial spine. Maxilliped 3 merus slightly exceeding twice as long as high. Pereopod 2–4 dactyli with row of small, movable flexor spines. Pereopod 5 propodus with brush of simple setae on flexor surface.
Etymology.
An arbitrary combination of Tasman and the Latin suffix -
ida
. Gender feminine.
Type
species.
Tasmanida norfolkae
gen. et sp. nov.
, by present designation.