Campylaspides stanescui, Petrescu, 2018

Petrescu, Iorgu, 2018, On the Family Nannastacidae (Crustacea, Cumacea) from the Australian Museum Collection, Records of the Australian Museum 70 (1), pp. 1-111 : 4

Campylaspides stanescui sp. nov.

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Holotype subadult ♀, 3.19 mm, P.88258, Tasman Sea, Lord Howe Rise , -27.983° 162.859°, 1250 m, epibenthic sled, coarse sediment with pumice, 6 May 1989, J.K. Lowry & party, RV Franklin, FR 0589-28, in AM.

Etymology. The species is named in honour of my colleague, Dr Mihai Stănescu, specialist in Lepidoptera, as a sign of sincere friendship and appreciation of his work.

Diagnosis. Carapace almost 0.5 body length, carpus of 2nd maxilliped with medial apophysis, long terminal spines; maxilliped 3 basis 0.5 entire length; dactylus 4.1 propodus length; uropodal peduncle 1.86 pleonite 6 length, 1.09 endopod length.

Description. Carapace 0.49 body length; 1.9 as long as high, 1.25 as long as wide; pseudorostrum 0.22 carapace

Figures

Figure 1. Campylaspides stanescui sp. nov. Holotype female (A) body, lateral view; (B) carapace, dorsal view; (C) antenna 1; (D) maxilliped 2; (E) maxilliped 3; (F) pereopod 1; (G) pereopod 2; (H) pereopod 3; (I) pereopod 4; (J) pereopod 5; (K) uropod. Scales: A,B 1 mm; C,K 0.25 mm; D,J 0.5 mm.