Stenothoe cf. miersii ( Haswell, 1879 )

Krapp-Schickel, T., 2009, New and poorly described stenothoids (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from the Pacific Ocean., Memoirs of Museum Victoria 66 (1), pp. 95-116 : 98-103

Stenothoe cf. miersii ( Haswell, 1879)

Figs. 5 , 6

Montagua Miersii Haswell, 1879: 323 , pl. 24, fig. 4

Montagua longicornis Haswell, 1879: 323 , pl. 24, fig. 5 Material examined: male 2mm from „Danske Expedition til Kei Oerne” by T. Mortensen, 1922 (SE Indonesia); 15m sand and Acanthogorgia ; slide ZMUC CRU-20186.

Remarks. There are several characters which fit perfectly to Stenothoe miersii (antennae, gnathopods, coxalplates, peraeopods), but the characteristic peduncular spur on U1 is only minutely developed, and the basis of P6 and P7 is not fully expanded. Stenothoe miersii is reported with a length of 3.5mm in fully adult specimens and the present single specimen measures only 2mm, thus both these characters could change with allometry. Until now it was reported around most of the Australian coasts; it would be new for Indonesia.

Figures

Figure 5: Stenothoe cf. miersii: male 2mm, SE Indonesia.

Figure 6: Stenothoe cf. miersii: male 2mm, SE Indonesia.