Labriphimedia pulchridentata ( Stebbing, 1888 )

Lörz, Anne-Nina, 2012, First records of Epimeriidae and Iphimediidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Macquarie Ridge, with description of a new species and its juveniles, Zootaxa 3200, pp. 49-60 : 56-58

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.214078
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6180549
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scientific name	Labriphimedia pulchridentata ( Stebbing, 1888 )
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Labriphimedia pulchridentata ( Stebbing, 1888) View in CoL

( Fig. 8 View FIGURE 8 )

Material examined. 1 ovig. female, 20.1 mm, AM P87292, Hjort Seamount, Macquarie Ridge, 56°14'46.7982"S, 158°30'20.4006"E, 676–750 m, TAN0803/98, 16 April 2008; 1 male, 20.8 mm, NIWA 40808, “seamount 8”, Macquarie Ridge, 56°14'46.7982"S, 158°30'20.4006"E, 605–709 m, TAN0803/93, 15 April 2008.

Remarks. Labriphimedia pulchridentata ( Stebbing, 1888) was collected at “seamount 8” 605–709 m (NIWA 40808) and Hjort Seamount) 676–750 m (AM P87292) on the Macquarie Ridge. Figure 8 View FIGURE 8 shows L. pulchridentata shortly after capture. The body is translucent white, light rose coloured; the large oval eye red orange. This species is unique in the iphimediids ( Coleman 2007) in having this specific dorsal armature, bicuspidate coxae 5–7 and such impressive teeth on bases 5–7.