Trichopeltarion fantasticum Richardson & Dell, 1964

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Trichopeltarion fantasticum Richardson & Dell, 1964

( Figs 5A , 28C )

Trichopeltarion sp. — Dell, 1960: 5; 1963b: 18.

Trichopeltarion fantasticum Richardson & Dell, 1964: 145–151 , figs 1–11 [type locality: Palliser Bay, 41°32.5’S, 174°52’E, 180 m]. — Dell 1968a: 25; 1968c: 233, 238. — Takeda & Miyake 1969: 157, 163–164, pl. 3B. — McLay 1988: 186–188, fig. 43. — Takeda in Amaoka et al. 1990: 371. — Salva & Feldmann 2001: 37–40, figs 16, 17A, 20. — Ahyong et al. 2007: 141.

Material examined. Tuatoru Seamount: NIWA 6754 , 1 female (cl 53.1 mm), 37°29.14–28.89’S, 177°12.92– 12.86’E, 400– 225 m, TAN0413/92, 12 Nov 2004 .

Reserve Bank: NIWA 16492 , 1 male (cl 58.1 mm), 43°08.97–06.22’S, 177°55.56–53.89’E, 365 m, TAN9901/ 57, 14 Jan 1999 .

Main Knoll: NIWA 29657 , 1 male (cl 20.9 mm), 43°31.85’S, 179°37.75’W, 378–390 m, TAN0604/110, 7 Jun 2006 .

Remarks. Trichopeltarion fantasticum is the most common and most widely distributed atelecyclid in New Zealand waters. Features distinguishing T. fantasticum from T. janetae sp. nov. are discussed below under the account of the latter.

Distribution. Known only from New Zealand: Bay of Plenty to Foveaux Strait, Chatham Rise, Kaipara to Fiordland; 15–730 m ( McLay 1988).

Figures

FIGURE 5. A, Trichopeltarion fantasticum Richardson & Dell, 1964, male, cl 58.1 mm (NIWA 16492). B, Ovalipes molleri (Ward, 1933), male, cl 75.6 mm (NMNZ Cr7223). C, Gandalfus puia McLay, 2007, male holotype, cl 15.5 mm, cw 24.3 mm (NIWA 27855). D, Miersiograpsus australiensis Türkay, 1978, male, cl 11.4 mm, cw 11.8 mm (NIWA 29390). E, Xenograpsus ngatama McLay, 2007, male, cl 25.9 mm, cw 27.4 mm (NIWA 27854). F, Miersiella haswelli (Miers, 1886), male, cl 7.8 mm (NIWA 6760). C, E, after McLay (2007)

FIGURE 28. A–B, Ethusina castro sp. nov., ovigerous female holotype, cl 14.1 mm (NIWA 6067), dorsal and ventral views. C, Trichopeltarion fantasticum Richardson & Dell, 1964, female, cl 53.1 mm (NIWA 6754). D, Trichopeltarion janetae sp. nov., male, cl 27.9 mm (NIWA 29650). E, Chaceon yaldwyni Manning, Dawson & Webber, 1990, 1 male, cl 55.2 mm (NIWA 6716). F, Lyreidus tridentatus De Haan, 1841, male, cl 38.5 mm (NIWA 6720). Photo credits: R. Stewart (A–C, E–F), C. Marriot (D).