Anamaera hixoni Thomas and Barnard, 1985

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Anamaera hixoni Thomas and Barnard, 1985

( Figure 1 ) Anamaera hixoni Thomas and Barnard, 1985: 196–203 , figs 4–7; Thomas, 1993: 42, fig. 55a, b; LeCroy, 2000: 60, fig. 114.

Type locality

Florida Keys.

Material examined

FSBC I 44753: 2 specimens; 18 m; dredge; 5 October 1967; 27°37′ N, 83°07′ W . FSBC I 44870: 1 male, 1 female slides; 37.0 m; dredge; 5 July 1967; 26°24′ N, 82°58′ W . FSBC I 44890; 1 male slide; 2; 18 m; dredge; 31 August 1967; 27°37′ N, 83°07′ W . FSBC I 44892; 1; 18 m; dredge; 2 November 1967; 27°37′ N, 83°07′ W . FSBC I 45622: 5; 37 m; 20 foot (6 m) (6 m), balloon trynet; 21 November 1967; 27°37′ N, 83°28′ W . FSBC I 45629: 2; 11.8 m; Shipek grab; 11 August 1967; 27°22′08″ N, 80°13′46″ W . FSBC I 45645: 3; 18 m; dredge; 20 November 1967; 27°37′ N, 83°07′ W .

Length

3–6 mm.

Features for regional diagnosis

Females similar to Ruffomaera , but Ep3 smooth (serrate in Ruffomaera ) and Us1,2 without teeth. Males with Gn2 asymmetrical.

Distribution

Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Lee County, Hillsborough County; type locality from Biscayne Bay south to the Lower Florida Keys.

Ecology

Shallow, alga-covered and sponge-covered rubble, usually over a sand bottom ( Thomas and Barnard 1985; LeCroy 2000). 1–37 m depth.

Colour

In life, white with a pattern of wine-rose diffused blotches, bands and spots ( Thomas and Barnard 1985).

Figures

Figure 1. Anamaera hixoni Thomas and Barnard: male 5 mm FSBC I 44870. Mdp, palp of mandible; Mx2, maxilla 2; LL, lower lip; Gn1, gnathopod 1; Gn2 s, smaller gnathopod 2; Gn2 l, larger gnathopod 2.