Leucothoe macquariae Krapp-Schickel & Broyer 2014, sp. nov.

• Main Authors: Krapp-Schickel, Traudl, Broyer, Claude De
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Malacostraca; Amphipoda; Leucothoidae; Leucothoe; Leucothoe macquariae; Garden Bay; Hayter; Southern Ocean; Tottan; Macquarie Island
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/3861085; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3861085

Leucothoe macquariae sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 6D484A0D-EC95-4D53-9C12-2E00B6A90F42 Figs 5, 11-12 Diagnosis Eyes large, round. Cephalic keel not prominent. Mandibular palp art. 3 equal to longer than 1/2 length of art. 2. Gn 1 propodus l:b = 3-3.5, dactylus reaching nearly 1/2 of propodus length. P 5-7 basis oval broadened, with regularly rounded hind margin, ratio length to width 1.7 to 1.3; posterior margin in P 7 weakly serrate. Ep 3 posterodistally with rounded upturned corner. U 3 robust, rami somewhat unequal. T l:w <3. Etymology The latinized adjective refers to the type locality. Type material Holotype ♂ 7.5 mm in alcohol (Australian Museum, Sydney: P. 81138); Southern Ocean, Macquarie Island, Tottan Head, south end of Goat Bay; sta. MA 375; 30 Jan. 1978; 54.49167°S, 158.9625°E; 14 m depth; encrusting sponge, hydroid and tunicate mat on vertical wall of offshore rock. Additional material Australian Museum, Sydney P. 80891: Southern Ocean, Macquarie Island, Garden Bay, near Hayter Rock; sta. MA 17; 23 Nov. 1977; 54.5°S, 159°E; 10 m depth; Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) Agardh holdfasts: 1 spec. immat. 4 mm. P. 80892: Southern Ocean, Macquarie Island, Tottan Head, south end of Goat Bay; sta. MA 41; 30 Nov. 1977; 54.49167°S, 158.9625°E; 14 m depth; sponges, bryozoans and colonial tunicates from vertical rock wall of offshore rock: 3 spec. 6-7 mm. P. 80893: Southern Ocean, Macquarie Island, Garden Bay; sta. MA 87; 7 Dec. 1977; 54.5°S, 159°E; 8 m depth; Macrocystis pyrifera holdfasts and sponges: 1 spec. immat. 3 mm. P. 81121: Southern Ocean, Macquarie Island, Aerial Cove; sta. MA 108; 12 Dec. 1977; 54.5°S, 159°E; 5 m depth; sponges and bryozoans from sheltered base of vertical rock face: 11 spec. 3-6 mm, 1 spec. 8 mm. P. 81122: Southern Ocean, Macquarie Island, rocks off end of Garden Bay Peninsula; sta. MA 123; 16 Dec. 1977; 54.5°S, 159°E; 14 m depth; sponges and Codium from base of rock: 27 spec. 4-8 mm. P. 81123: Southern Ocean, Macquarie Island, rocks off end of Garden Bay Peninsula; sta. MA 125; ...