Amathillopsidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from New Zealand, including the description of a new species

Abstract

Amathillopis lowry, a new species of the family Amathillopsidae is described from the south west Pacific. In situ images show this amphipod species new to science clinging to a stalked sponge in 4600-metre depth. This increases the number of New Zealand amathillopsid amphipods to three.

Keywords

• amphipoda
• new species
• new zealand
• remotely operated vehicle (rov)
• abyssal