Byblisoides esferis J. L. Barnard, 1961

Poore, Gary C. B. & Lowry, James K., 2023, New Australian Species of Ampeliscidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the Great Barrier Reef and Eastern Australia with a Key to Australian Species, Records of the Australian Museum (Rec. Aust. Mus.) 75 (4), pp. 519-533 : 533

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3853/j.2201-4349.75.2023.1890
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10413636
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scientific name	Byblisoides esferis J. L. Barnard, 1961
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Byblisoides esferis J. L. Barnard, 1961 View in CoL

Byblisoides esferis J. L. Barnard, 1961: 65–66 View in CoL , fig. 36.— Peart, 2018: 347–363.

Material examined. NMV J21801 About NMV , 2 females , 13.4, 6.0 mm, Australia, Victoria, 67 km S of Point Hicks , 38°23.95'S 149°17.02'E, 1277 m, fine mud, G. C. B. Poore et al., 25 Oct 1986 (stn SLOPE 67 ) GoogleMaps . NMV J21797 About NMV GoogleMaps , female, 4.5 mm, Australia, Victoria, S of Point Hicks , 38°25.90'S 148°58.60'E, 1850 m, muddy sand, G. C. B. Poore et al., 22 Jul 1986 (stn SLOPE 25 ) GoogleMaps .

Distribution. Tasman Sea, west coast of New Zealand, southeastern Victoria; 610–1277 m.

Remarks. Three individuals of Byblisoides were identified using the key of Peart (2018). They are recognized by the combination of the absence of setae on the anterior margin of the carpus of pereopod 7 and the absence of a carina on the urosomites, an unusual feature among species of the genus. J. L. Barnard (1961) recorded Byblisoides esferis from 610 m off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand. These specimens agree well with J. L. Barnard’s description and figure but comparison with type material is necessary to check for minor specific differences.