Icilius crinocolus, Watson & Lowry & Steinberg, 2004

Watson, M. J., Lowry, J. K. & Steinberg, P. D., 2004, Revision Of The Iciliidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 52 (2), pp. 467-495 : 479

Icilius crinocolus , new species

( Figs. 9-11 )

Material examined. – Holotype - male, P54143, off Coffs Harbour , New South Wales, Australia, 30º17’49'’S, 153º13’90'’E, living on a featherstar, J 23315, 50 m depth, coll. J. K. Lowry & K. Dempsey on MV Carrie Anne, 8 Sep.1994.

Paratypes – 2 females, AM P54144 , 1 female, AM P54146 and 2 females, AM P54147 (same collection data as holotype) .

Others – 1 female, AM P54145 (illustrated); about 30 ex., AM P54295 , 102 ex., P54296, 2 males, AM P54141 (male illustrated) , 1 male, AM P54142 , off Coffs Harbour , New South Wales, Australia, 30º17’49'’S, 153º13’90'’E, living on a featherstar, J 23315, 50 m depth, coll. J. K. Lowry & K. Dempsey on MV Carrie Anne, 8 Sep.1994 .

Type locality. – Off Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, 30º17’49'’S, 153º13’90'’E, living on a featherstar.

Figures

Fig. 9. Icilius crinocolus, new species: female holotype AM P54147, Coffs Harbour, N.S.W., Australia. Scale for T represents 0.1 mm, remainder represent 0.5 mm.

Fig. 10. Icilius crinocolus, new species: female holotype AM P54147, MD; female paratype AM P54146, A1-2; female paratype AM P54144, MX1-2, MP, UL, LL; Coffs Harbour, N.S.W., Australia. Scales for A1-2 represent 0.5 mm, remainder represent 0.1 mm.

Fig. 11. Icilius crinocolus, new species: female paratype AM P54144, G1-2, P3-6; female paratype AM P54145, P7; male paratype AM P54141, P3-4; Coffs Harbour, N.S.W., Australia. Scales represent 0.2 mm.