Paranamixis Schellenberg, 1938

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 25-26

Paranamixis Schellenberg, 1938

Paranamixis Schellenberg, 1938a: 29 .

Type-species. Paranamixis bocki Schellenberg, 1938a , monotypy.

Diagnosis. (Terminal males) Antennae relatively long. Eyes with 10 or more ocelli. Maxilliped inner plates generally fused or vestigial; outer plates lacking inner lobes. Coxa 1 greatly reduced, remainder of gnathopod 1 absent, occasionally a small vestige in transformational males.

Relationships. Differing from Leucothoe and Paraleucothoe in the reduced mouthparts, reduced coxa 1, and extreme sexual dimorphism. Differing from Anamixis in the often vestigial maxilliped inner plates and the absence of gnathopod 1 in post-transformational molts. Differing from Nepanamixis in the relatively longer antennae, more numerous ocelli, smaller coxa 1, smaller gnathopod 1 carpus, gnathopod 2 with one mediofacial setal row, and shorter telson.

Species. Paranamixis aberro Hirayama, 1983 ; Paranamixis bocki Schellenberg, 1938a ; Paranamixis clarkae Thomas, 1997 ; Paranamixis denticulus Kim & Kim, 1991b ; Paranamixis excavatus Ledoyer, 1978a ; Paranamixis fijiensis Thomas, 1997 ; Paranamixis indicus Sivaprakasam, 1968 ; Paranamixis jiigurru White & Thomas, 2009 ; Paranamixis kanu Thomas, 1997 ; Paranamixis ledoyeri Ortiz & Lalana, 1997 ; Paranamixis madagascarensis Ledoyer, 1982 ; Paranamixis misakiensis Thomas, 1997 .

Other records. Paranamixis sp. ( P. madagascarensis ) Myers, 1986: 272; Paranamixis sp. A Jansen & Dinesen, 2002: 267, fig. 1a–b; Paranamixis sp. B Jansen & Dinesen, 2002: 267, 268, fig. 1c.

Habitat and distribution. Marine, Indo–Pacific, Red Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Sea of Japan, Andaman Sea, South Pacific, North Pacific, Indian Ocean, 0–30 m, in sponges, ascidians, algae, seagrasses, coral rubble and among live corals, 13 species.