Metacrangon australis Komai & Taylor, 2010, sp. nov. ...
Metacrangon australis sp. nov. Figures 1–3 Material examined. Holotype: Australia, Tasmania, southwestern Pacific west of Macquarie Island (54°42.42'S, 158°45.12'E – 54°41.36'S, 158°43.12'E), 700–900 m, 22–23 Jan 1999, FRV Southern Surveyor, epibenthic sled (stn SS01/99/65), NMV...
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12212256 https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.12212256 |
| Summary: | Metacrangon australis sp. nov. Figures 1–3 Material examined. Holotype: Australia, Tasmania, southwestern Pacific west of Macquarie Island (54°42.42'S, 158°45.12'E – 54°41.36'S, 158°43.12'E), 700–900 m, 22–23 Jan 1999, FRV Southern Surveyor, epibenthic sled (stn SS01/99/65), NMV J60424 (1 female, cl 13.1 mm). Paratypes: same data as holotype, NMV J61200 (2 females, cl 9.9, 12.1 mm). Description. Body (fig. 1) moderately robust. Rostrum (figs 2a–b) narrowly triangular with acute apex in dorsal view, directed forward or slightly ascending, about 0.20 times as long as carapace; dorsal surface with middorsal carina in proximal half; lateral margin slightly convex in lateral view, merging into orbital margin; midventral carina distinct, ventral margin nearly straight in lateral view. Carapace (figs 1, 2a) very slightly widened anteriorly, longer than wide postorbitally; surface covered with very short setae; dorsal midline with two moderately small, subequal teeth; anterior (epigastric) tooth arising at 0.10 of ... : Published as part of Komai, T. & Taylor, J., 2010, Three new species of the crangonid genus Metacrangon Zarenkov (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from Australia, pp. 45-59 in Memoirs of Museum Victoria 67 on pages 46-49 ... |
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