Crosnierita dicata Macpherson, 1998

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Crosnierita dicata Macpherson, 1998

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Crosnierita dicata Macpherson, 1998: 353 , fig. 1. — Macpherson, 2004: 247. — Baba, 2005: 241. — Baba et al., 2008: 59.

Material examined. South China Sea. 1 female, Cl 6.90 mm, MBM 150129 -3, CN SSB2-2, Nansha Islands, St. 32, 8º29.67΄N, 109º00.42΄E, 143 m, AT, 17 Sep. 1994.

Distribution. South China Sea; Fiji and Tonga; Loyalty Islands; Vanuatu.

Remarks. Although pereopods are missing, the sole specimen agrees basically with the descriptions and illustrations provided by Macpherson (1998) with exception of: there are a few striae on the posterolateral part of the seventh thoracic sternite while in the type there are no striae on the same area. Crosnierita dicata can be differentiated easily from the other congeneric species by the presence of a strong median spine in the anterior part of the metagastric region and a longitudinal row of median spines in the cardiac region.

Figures

FIGURE 6. Crosnierita dicata Macpherson, 1998, MBM 150129 - 3, female. A, dorsal view; B, ventral view.