Taxon classification Animalia Isopoda Joeropsididae

Joeropsis sp. 9

Material.

(1.9 mm), Hicks Reef, 14.44803°S, 145.4992°E, 21 February 2009, outer reef front, dead coral heads on bommies, 5-6 m, stn LIZ09-16H, coll. NLB & MB-P (MTQ W34020).

Remarks.

The colour pattern of a short head band, and short band on pereonite 4 with very few chromatophores laterally is unique; the pseudorostrum is laterally rounded and anteromedially weakly concave, the eyes are small and marginal and the pleotelson margins have 4 and 5 spines on each margin (counted under compound microscope). The single specimen lacks both antenna and pereopod 1. Despite the apparently unique colour pattern the species cannot be described without further material.