Rhachotropis chathamensis Lörz, 2010, sp. nov. ...
Rhachotropis chathamensis sp. nov. (Figs 1–4) Material examined. Holotype: NIWA 60479, female, 11.7 mm with 12 eggs, TAN0705/285, 43°47.48´S, 175°18.56´E, Brenke sled, 27 April 2007, 420 m, Chatham Rise, New Zealand. Paratypes: NIWA 60485, 6 specimens 10.4 mm, 11.4 mm, 10.6 mm, 8.7 mm, 8.6 mm, 12.8...
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| Summary: | Rhachotropis chathamensis sp. nov. (Figs 1–4) Material examined. Holotype: NIWA 60479, female, 11.7 mm with 12 eggs, TAN0705/285, 43°47.48´S, 175°18.56´E, Brenke sled, 27 April 2007, 420 m, Chatham Rise, New Zealand. Paratypes: NIWA 60485, 6 specimens 10.4 mm, 11.4 mm, 10.6 mm, 8.7 mm, 8.6 mm, 12.8 mm, type locality; NIWA 60480, 3 specimens sequenced; NIWA 60485, 33 paratypes, type locality. Etymology. Rhachotropis chathamensis sp. nov. is named after the Chatham Rise, a marine area East of New Zealand where the species was collected. Diagnosis. Body delicate. Rostrum longer than head. Eyes absent. Head twice as long as pereonite 1, lateral lobes strongly produced. Pereonites smooth. Pereopod 7 longer than body. All pleonites bearing dorsal processes, pleonite 1 and 2 also bearing dorsolateral processes. Pereonite 3 posterior margin indented. Urosomite 1 bearing dorsolateral process, urosomites 2 and 3 smooth. Telson entire, triangular, long and narrow. Description. Antenna 1 and 2 equal in length. Antenna 1 ... : Published as part of Lörz, Anne-Nina, 2010, Deep-sea Rhachotropis (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eusiridae) from New Zealand and the Ross Sea with key to the Pacific, Indian Ocean and Antarctic species, pp. 22-48 in Zootaxa 2482 on pages 28-29, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.195450 ... |
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