BABAKINA CAPRINSULENSIS MILLER, 1974

(FIGS 1A, 3B)

Babakina caprinsulensis Miller, 1974: 37, 1–2.

Distribution: This species is known from Goat Island and Poor Knights Islands, North Island, New Zealand (Miller, 1974; Rudman, 2005a).

Morphology: All morphological characters are known from the original description of this species (Miller, 1974) and from a subsequent photo of a second specimen from New Zealand (Rudman, 2005a).

Remarks: Miller’s (1974) original description of this species provides a complete overview of the anatomy of the species. However, the holotype does not appear to be present in the National Museum of New Zealand (B. Marshall, pers. comm.). There is one aspect of the morphology of this species that has been amended from the original description. Miller described the rhinophores of B. caprinsulensis as being papillate. The photograph of the second specimen from New Zealand (Rudman, 2005a) clearly shows that the rhinophores actually consist of a series of incomplete lamellae and represents the only other record of this poorly known species.