Anamixis Stebbing, 1897

White, Kristine N., 2011, A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078, Zootaxa 3078 (1), pp. 1-113 : 13-14

Anamixis Stebbing, 1897

Anamixidae Stebbing, 1897 (combined with Leucothoidae by Lowry, Berents, & Springthorpe 2000).

Anamixis Stebbing, 1897: 35 .

Leucothoides Shoemaker, 1933a: 249 ( Leucothoides pottsi Shoemaker, 1933a , monotypy).

Type-species. Anamixis hanseni Stebbing, 1897 , monotypy.

Diagnosis. (Terminal males) Antennae long. Maxilliped inner plates apically fused, sometimes with small cleft; outer plates lacking inner lobes. Coxa 1 greatly reduced, remainder of gnathopod 1 present, occasionally vestigial.

Relationships. Differing from Leucothoe and Paraleucothoe in reduced mouthparts, reduced coxa 1, and extreme sexual dimorphism. Differing from Nepanamixis in relatively longer antennae, more numerous ocelli, smaller coxa 1, smaller gnathopod 1 carpus, gnathopod 2 with one mediofacial setal row, and shorter telson. Differing from Paranamixis in the apically fused maxilliped inner plates and the presence of gnathopod 1 in post-transformational molts.

Species. Anamixis aldabra Thomas, 1997 ; Anamixis bananarama Thomas & Krapp, 2011 ; Anamixis barnardi Sasidharan, 1983 ; Anamixis bazimut Thomas, 1997 ; Anamixis cavatura Thomas, 1997 ; Anamixis dentatus Ren, 2006 ; Anamixis excalibur Thomas, 1997 ; Anamixis falarikia J.L. Barnard, 1965 ; Anamixis hanseni Stebbing, 1897 ; Anamixis jebbi Thomas, 1997 ; Anamixis kateluensis Thomas, 1997 ; Anamixis mahe Thomas, 1997 ; Anamixis moana Thomas, 1997 ; Anamixis nedcampensis Thomas, 1997 ; Anamixis ningaloo Thomas, 1997 ; Anamixis pacifica J.L. Barnard, 1955 ; Anamixis papuaensis Thomas, 1997 ; Anamixis stebbingi Walker, 1904 ; Anamixis tangaroa Thomas, 1997 ; Anamixis torrid J.L. Barnard, 1974a (anamorph unknown); Anamixis vanga Thomas, 1997 ; Anamixis vestigium ( Ren, 2006) ; Anamixis yarrega (J.L. Barnard, 1974a) .

Other records. Recorded as leucomorphs: species V Loggerhead Key J.L. Barnard, 1974b: 105, figs 62f2, f3; 63f2, f3; species Q Albatross J.L. Barnard, 1974b: 105, figs 62g, 63g; species 2 from Micronesia J.L. Barnard, 1974b: 105–106; species J.L. Barnard, 1974b: 103; species ( A. pottsi Hirayama, 1985c ): 167–172, figs 162–164; Anamixis spp. Jansen & Dinesen, 2002: 267.

Habitat and distribution. Marine, Indo–Pacific, Micronesia, Red Sea, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Western Atlantic, Gulf of California, South China Sea, Sea of Japan, Andaman Sea, 0–240 m (primarily 0–30 m), in sponges, ascidians, algae, seagrasses, coral rubble and among live corals, 23 species.