Leucon (Crymoleucon) intermedius, Muhlenhardt-Siegel, 1996

Mühlenhardt-Siegel, Ute, 2011, New and known species of the family Leuconidae (Cumacea, Peracarida) from Antarctic deep-sea basins 3117, Zootaxa 3117 (1), pp. 1-68 : 14

L. (C.) intermedius Mühlenhardt-Siegel, 1996

Previous records. described for the Amery Depression (109–788 m) and South Shetland Islands (280 m); Ross Sea ( Rehm et al., 2007, 316– 458 m).

Diagnosis. Scaly structure of the carapace surface; moderately long, slightly turned upwards pseudorostrum; dorsomedian line with a row of four to seven teeth in the anterior third of the carapace, a gap in the line between the last one or two teeth; antennal notch very small, unpronounced.

New records. ( Figures 11–13 )

Peninsula: ANT XIX #41 : 1 specimen ;

E Weddell Sea: ANT XV #107: 48 specimens; ANT XV #130: 2 specimens; ANDEEP III #74: 108 specimens, ZMH: K 42935 .

Figures

FIGURE 11. Leucon (C.) intermedius Mühlenhardt-Siegel, 1996, SEM photos, male, habitus (above), carapace (middle), anterolateral part of carapace (below).

FIGURE 12. Leucon (C.) intermedius Mühlenhardt-Siegel, 1996, SEM photos, female, habitus (above), carapace (below).

FIGURE 13. Leucon (C.) intermedius Mühlenhardt-Siegel, 1996, SEM photos, female frontal part (above) and uropods (below).