Australian Museum Journal Two new species of Exampithoe Barnard, 1925, subgenus Melanesius Ledoyer, 1984, from southern Australia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ampithoidae)
- Shortform:
- Just, 2000, Rec. Aust. Mus. 52(2): 129–136
- Author(s):
- Just, Jean
- Year published:
- 2000
- Title:
- Two new species of Exampithoe Barnard, 1925, subgenus Melanesius Ledoyer, 1984, from southern Australia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ampithoidae)
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 52
- Issue:
- 2
- Start page:
- 129
- End page:
- 136
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.52.2000.1310
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 29 November 2000
- Cover date:
- 29 November 2000
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- CRUSTACEA: AMPHIPODA
- Digitized:
- 29 November 2000
- Available online:
- 29 November 2000
- Reference number:
- 1310
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (8kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (154kb PDF)
Abstract
Exampithoe (Melanesius) compressa n.sp. and E. (M.) halei n.sp. are described from shallow water in southern Australia. The distinctive compressed body shape sets the former species apart from other Exampithoe. Exampithoe (M.) halei is of similar body shape as the two previously known species in Melanesius, viz. E. (M.) cooki and E. (M.) kutti, but can be immediately distinguished from them by the angular cutting edge of its gnathopods 1 and 2, and by its vestigial mandibular molar.