Caprellaporema subantarctica Guerra-García, 2003

Caprellaporema subantarctica Guerra-García, 2003 View in CoL

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Caprellaporema subantarctica Guerra-García, 2003: 190–193 View in CoL , figs. 15–18.

Diagnosis. Head rounded, without projection; body smooth and slender. Pereonite 1 very small, fused with head. Antenna 1 very short, reaching halfway along pereonite 2; peduncle articles 1–2 slender in male and female, sparsely setose, flagellum length of peduncle article 1, 2 articles.Antenna 2 reaching to end of peduncular article 3 of antenna 1 (male and female), bearing very few setae, flagellum 2 articles. Gnathopod 1 small and robust, carpus extended posteriorly to form subacute lobe, palmar margin of propodus setose with pair of proximal grasping spines; palm slightly convex; dactylus inner margin smooth, reaching ½ length of the palm. Gnathopod 2 arising at proximal end of pereonite 2 (male and female); basis subequal to propodus and slightly longer than pereonite 2; propodus rounded; palmar region of propodus convex, lined with short robust setae, not setose on posterior margin, palm without teeth, defined by subacute posterior tooth; dactylus strong, inner margin smooth, apex acute and unconstricted with distal end smooth; outer margin not setose. Gills very small in both sexes. Pereopod 5 two-articulate, pereopod 6 shorter than pereopod 7, both long and narrow; no obvious palmar margin.

Distribution. Subantarctic Islands.

New Zealand biosecurity status. Native.

Remarks. Caprellaporema subantarctica has not been found since first described.