Lepidepecreum infissum Andres, 1983

Lowry, J. K. & Stoddart, H. E., 2002, The Lysianassoid Amphipod Genera Lepidepecreoides and Lepidepecreum in Southern Waters (Crustacea: Lysianassidae: Tryphosinae), Records of the Australian Museum 54 (3), pp. 335-364 : 360

Lepidepecreum infissum Andres

Lepidepecreum infissum Andres, 1983: 191 , fig. 3.– Andres, 1985: 134.–Barnard & Karaman, 1991: 496.–De Broyer & Jazdzewski, 1993: 70.

Material examined. One specimen, NMV J38269 , southern part ofAmery Depression, Antarctica, 68°59.20'S 74°59.56'E, 746 m, diatomaceous ooze, Van Veen grab, 22 January 1993, M. O’Loughlin on RSV Aurora Australis , stn AA93-37. — 23 specimens, NMV J38270 , western part of MacRobertson Shelf, Antarctica, 66°55.51'S 62°32.72'E to 66°55.33'S 62°32.16'E, 113 m, epibenthic sled, 11 February 1993, M. O’Loughlin on RSV Aurora Australis , stn AA93-124. — 13 specimens, NMV J38271 , N end of Fram Bank, Antarctica, 67°05.03'S 68°58.80'E to 67°05.24'S 68°58.51'E, 204–216 m, WHOI epibenthic sled, 13 February 1993, M. O’Loughlin on RSV Aurora Australis , stn AA93-131. — 10 specimens, NMV J38272 , Amery Depression, Antarctica, 68°04.36'S 72°17.81'E to 68°04.44'S 72°18.11'E, 765 m, epibenthic sled, 17 February 1993, M. O’Loughlin on RSV Aurora Australis , stn AA93- 151. — 5 specimens, NMV J38273 , Amery Depression, Antarctica, 68°26.47'S 72°17.81'E to 68°54.82'S 73°37.53'E, 765 m, epibenthic sled, 17 February 1993, M. O’Loughlin on RSV Aurora Australis , stn AA93-154. — 1 specimen, NMV J38274 , off the Larsemann Hills, eastern Prydz Bay, Antarctica, 68°54.88'S 76°37.03'E to 68°54.82'S 76°37.71'E, 667–716 m, epibenthic sled, 18 February 1993, M. O’Loughlin on RSV Aurora Australis , stn AA93-158.

Type locality. Antarctic Peninsula, 63°22'S 54°10'W, 0– 223 m over water depth 235 m.

Remarks. These records extend the known distribution of L. infissum into the eastern Antarctic.

Distribution. Antarctic Peninsula, Amery Depression, MacRobertson Shelf and Prydz Bay, Antarctica; 113–765 m depth.