Thomassinia aimsae Poore, 1997

Poore, Gary C. B., 2015, Rediagnosis of Callianideidae and its genera (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea), and description of a new species of Heardaxius Sakai, 2011, Zootaxa 3995 (1), pp. 229-240 : 238

Thomassinia aimsae Poore, 1997

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Thomassinia aimsae Poore, 1997: 410 –413, figs 34, 35.— Sakai 2011: 536.

Material examined. Papua New Guinea, New Ireland, Nago I. wharf, 02°36.33.1'S, 150°46.24.5'E, 3–12 m, sand (Kavieng stn KR6), MNHN IU- 2013-8836 (male, cl. 3.4 mm, female, cl. 3.6 mm). Madang, S of Riwo I., 05°08.9'S, 145°48.4'E, 3–20 m (stn PR195-B), MNHN IU- 2013-7082 (female, 3.6 mm).

Remarks. The new material seems indistinguishable from the single individual described from Davies Reef, Qld, Australia, although its telson may be slightly shorter. Its distribution is extended north to Papua New Guinea.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Heardaxius rogerbamberi n. sp. Holotype. a, b, habitus in lateral and dorsal views. c, coxa of pereopods 2 – 4 and thoracic sternite 7 in ventral view (male and female gonopores arrowed). d, left cheliped. e, pleomere 6, telson and uropods. Dissected left maxilliped 3, mesial views. f, Heardaxius rogerbamberi, holotype. g, Thomassinia aimsae (MNHN IU- 2013 - 7082). h, i, Thomassinia gebioides, with detail of meral setae (FMNH UF 38171). j, Thomassinia moorea (FMNH UF 29264). Black scale bars = 1 mm; white scale bar (f, g, i,, j) = 0.1 mm).