Ensayara kermadecensis Kilgallen, 2009

Lowry, James K. & Hughes, Lauren E., 2015, Endevouridae, a review with description of four new species (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Lysianassoidea), Zootaxa 4018 (1), pp. 1-34 : 23-24

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4018.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5314804
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scientific name	Ensayara kermadecensis Kilgallen, 2009
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Ensayara kermadecensis Kilgallen, 2009 View in CoL

Ensayara kermadecensis Kilgallen, 2009: 2 View in CoL View Cited Treatment , figs 1–3.

Type material. Holotype, sex undetermined, 2.5 mm, NIWA 50185. Paratypes: 19 specimens, 1.8–3.0 mm, NIWA 48674. [Not examined].

Type locality. Giggenbach submarine volcano, Kermadec Volcanic Arc (30°02.2'S 178°42.65'W), 160 m depth.

Habitat. Collected with the hydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus sp., 160 m depth.

Diagnosis. Head lateral cephalic lobe subacute. Maxilla 1 palp article 2 with 4 robust. Coxae 1 to 3 ventral margin without fringe of fine setae. Gnathopod 1 basis anterior margin smooth, not cuspidate. Pereopod 3 carpus posterior margin about as long as free proximal margin of propodus, posteroproximal margin not produced, carpus subrectangular; propodus palm slightly obtuse, margin straight, chelation angle 10°. Pereopod 7 basis, posteroventral corner slightly excavate. Epimeron 3 posteroventral corner subquadrate. Uropod 3 outer ramus 2 articulate, article 2 length 2 × width; inner ramus longer than article 1 of outer ramus. Telson about as long as broad, length 1.2 × breadth.

Distribution. South Pacific Ocean: Giggenbach submarine volcano, Kermadec Volcanic Arc ( Kilgallen 2009).