Anamaera hixoni Thomas and Barnard, 1985
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Anamaera hixoni Thomas and Barnard, 1985 |
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( Figure 1 View Figure 1 ) Anamaera hixoni Thomas and Barnard, 1985: 196–203 , figs 4–7; Thomas, 1993: 42, fig. 55a, b; LeCroy, 2000: 60, fig. 114.
Type locality
Florida Keys.
Material examined
FSBC I 44753: 2 specimens; 18 m; dredge; 5 October 1967; 27°37′ N, 83°07′ W GoogleMaps . FSBC I 44870: 1 male, 1 female slides; 37.0 m; dredge; 5 July 1967; 26°24′ N, 82°58′ W GoogleMaps . FSBC I 44890; 1 male slide; 2; 18 m; dredge; 31 August 1967; 27°37′ N, 83°07′ W GoogleMaps . FSBC I 44892; 1; 18 m; dredge; 2 November 1967; 27°37′ N, 83°07′ W GoogleMaps . FSBC I 45622: 5; 37 m; 20 foot (6 m) (6 m), balloon trynet; 21 November 1967; 27°37′ N, 83°28′ W GoogleMaps . FSBC I 45629: 2; 11.8 m; Shipek grab; 11 August 1967; 27°22′08″ N, 80°13′46″ W GoogleMaps . FSBC I 45645: 3; 18 m; dredge; 20 November 1967; 27°37′ N, 83°07′ W GoogleMaps .
Length
3–6 mm.
Features for regional diagnosis
Females similar to Ruffomaera , but Ep3 smooth (serrate in Ruffomaera ) and Us1,2 without teeth. Males with Gn2 asymmetrical.
Distribution
Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Lee County, Hillsborough County; type locality from Biscayne Bay south to the Lower Florida Keys.
Ecology
Shallow, alga-covered and sponge-covered rubble, usually over a sand bottom ( Thomas and Barnard 1985; LeCroy 2000). 1–37 m depth.
Colour
In life, white with a pattern of wine-rose diffused blotches, bands and spots ( Thomas and Barnard 1985).
LeCroy S. 2000. An illustrated identification guide to the nearshore marine and estuarine gammaridean Amphipoda of Florida. Vol. 1 2000: Family key; Gammaridae, Hadziidae, Isaeidae, Melitidae, Oedicerotidae. Ocean Springs (MS): University S. Mississippi, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Museum.
Thomas JD, Barnard JL. 1985. A new marine genus of the Maera group (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Belize. Proc Biol Soc Wash. 98: 630 - 635.
Thomas JD. 1993. Identification manual for marine Amphipoda (Gammaridea): I Common coral reef and rocky bottom amphipods. Florida Dep Environm Protect Div Water Manage. 82 pp.
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