Aeginella corallina Zettler & Freiwald & Guerra-García 2018, sp. nov.

• Main Authors: Zettler, Michael L., Freiwald, André, Guerra-García, José M.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2018
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Malacostraca; Amphipoda; Caprellidae; Aeginella; Aeginella corallina; Lophelia pertusa
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5978975

Aeginella corallina sp. nov. (Figs 2–6) Type material. Holotype, mature male, 8.9 mm (used for description and drawings of lateral view, antennae, gnathopods, mouthparts, pereiopods 3–7 and abdomen) (vial: ZMB 31309), Scary mound at 374–375 m water depth at 9.82286°S and 12.77381°E, South Atlantic off Angola, associated to hexactinellid sponges ( Sympagella sp. and Aphrocallistes sp.) within a Lophelia pertusa gallery, leg. 22nd January 2016. Paratype “1”, mature female, 7.3 mm (used for description and drawings of lateral view, antennae, gnathopods, mouthparts, pereiopods 3–7 and abdomen) (vial: ZMB 31310), collected together with the holotype. Paratype “2”, immature male, 6.2 mm (vial: ZMB 31311), part of the bulk from ROV dive and could not be associated to a specific subsample, same data as holotype. Paratype “3”, mature male, 8.6 mm (vial: ZMB 31312), Valentine Mound at 500 m water depth at 9.72833°S and 12.71460°E, South Atlantic off Angola, associated to a hydroid which was attached to a dead Madrepora branch, 17th January 2016. Type locality. Scary Mound at 374–375 m water depth at 9.82286°S and 12.77381°E, South Atlantic off Angola. Diagnosis. Head with a dorsal acute projection. Pereonite 1 smooth. Pereonite 2 with a pair of dorsal acute projections anteriorly, one projection distally, and lateral acute projections (one in each side) near the coxa of gnathopod 2. Basis and ischium of gnathopod 2 with a distal projection. Propodus of gnathopod 2 very setose in males, provided with one proximal projection and 2 large distal projections. Distal article of the mandibular palp with 4 or 5 setae. Etymology . The species is named with reference to the cold-water corals habitat in which it was found. Description. Holotype male (8.9 mm). Lateral view (Figs 2 and 3). Head with dorsal acute projection. Pereonite 1 lacking projections. Pereonite 2 with a pair of dorsal acute projections anteriorly, and one projection distally, and lateral acute projections (one in each side) near the coxa of gnathopod 2. Pereonite ...