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Issue: Vol. 2479 No. 1: 20 May. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-05-20
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2479.1.2
Page range: 22–38
Abstract views: 55
PDF downloaded: 13

The family Opisidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea) in Australasian waters

Crustacea Section, Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
Crustacea Section, Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
Crustacea Amphipoda Opisidae Australia taxonomy new species Normanion Podoprionella Podoprionides

Abstract

The lysianassoid amphipod family Opisidae is reported from Australian waters for the first time. Five new species in three genera are described: Normanion hipposideros sp. nov., N. whoi sp. nov., Podoprionella bulla sp. nov., Podoprionides akantha sp. nov., P. moonamoona sp. nov.

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