Agononida procera
Agononida procera Ahyong & Poore, 2004
- superfamily Galatheoidea
- family Munididae
- genus Agononida
Overview
Synonymy
Agononida soelae. — Macpherson, 1994: 530 (New Caledonia, 530–650 m) (not A. soelae (Baba, 1986)).
Agononida procera Ahyong & Poore, 2004b: 10, fig. 1 (Queensland and New South Wales, 675–824 m). — Poore, 2004: 231, fig. 63c (compilation). — Baba, 2005: 236 (key, synonymies). — Ahyong, 2007: 13, fig. 6E (Lord Howe Rise, 565–960 m).
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Type Data
Holotype, female, AM P25095.
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Type locality
Eastern Australia, the Lord Howe Rise, and New Caledonia; 450–960 m.
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Etymology
From the Latin procerus, slender, alluding to the very slender chelipeds that distinguish the species from A. soelae.
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Description
Size
Females 14.3–21.4 mm.
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Color
Base colour white. Pereopods with transverse red and white bands. Carapace with diffuse orange-red markings, darkest on peaks of transverse ridges.
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Ecology and Distribution
Distribution
Eastern Australia, the Lord Howe Rise, and New Caledonia; 450–960 m.
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