Stegocephalidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Australia and New Zealand, with descriptions of eight new species
Abstract
The species belonging to the marine amphipod (Crustacea) family Stegocephalidae Dana, 1855 from Australia and New Zealand are reviewed; 25 species are recognized, and a key to the species is presented. Eight new species from the area are described: Andaniexis andaniexis n.sp., Andaniexis elinae n.sp., Glorandaniotes sandroi n.sp., Glorandaniotes traudlae n.sp., Stegocephaloides gunnae n.sp., Stegocephaloides ingstadi n.sp., Stegocephaloides tori n.sp., and Stegocephaloides tucki n.sp.