Pseudotanais sp.

Mclelland, Jerry A., 2007, Family Pseudotanaidae Sieg, 1976 *, Zootaxa 1599, pp. 87-99 : 98

Pseudotanais sp.

Material examined. 2 females, 1.0 mm, station TD-4, 39°27.08’N 143°37.99’W, Kamchatka Trench , North Pacific , 28 September 2001, 3146–3272 metres. These specimens have slightly forcipate chelae with serrate margins, features similar to those of Mystriocentrus serratus, Bird & Holdich, 1989 , but lack spatulate setae on the pereopods, a defining character of that genus. The carpal blades on pereopods 2–3 are about half as long as propodus. A formal description of this species awaits the acquisition of additional material .