Austroleptostylis Gerken, 2014

Gerken, Sarah, 2015, New Zealand Diastylidae and Gynodiastylidae (Crustacea: Cumacea), Zootaxa 4031 (1), pp. 1-77 : 6

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Type species. Leptostylis recalvastra Hale, 1945 .

Diagnosis. Female and subadult male. Telson short, with 1 pair lateral setae, 1 pair stout terminal setae. Adult male. Antennule greatly expanded, with large brush of setae. Antenna short, not extending past posterior border of pleonite 5. Single pleopod with extremely stout peduncle, tiny rami with few long plumose setae. Remarks. No specimens of Austroleptostylis recalvastra were seen in this study, the New Zealand records of this species are reported by Jones (1963).

References

Gerken, S. (2014) Eleven new species and a new genus of Diastylidae Crustacea: Cumacea) from Australia and one new species from Canada. Records of the Australian Museum, 66 (1), 1 - 62. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.3853 / j. 2201 - 4349.66.2014.1601

Hale, H. M. (1945) Australian Cumacea. No. 11. The family Diastylidae (part 1). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 69 (2), 173 - 211.

Jones, N. S. (1963) The marine fauna of New Zealand: Crustaceans of the Order Cumacea. Memoirs of the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute, 23, 1 - 80.