Ammothea antipodensis Clark, 1972
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Family:  Ammotheidae ()
Max. size:  1.6 cm LS (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 24 m
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Diagnosis:  Size: small, leg span more than 1.6 cm. Trunk: compact, lateral processes contiguous at their bases, spreading distally. Trunk second and third segments with tall conical tubercles, no first or forth segment. Ocular tubercle: a cone, eyes small. Abdomen: erect, longer than trunk tubercles, with conical dorsodistal tubercle. Proboscis: ovoid. Chelifores: 2 segmented, scapes slender, with low dorsodistal tubercles, chelae small knobs. Palps: 9 segmented, 4 short segments with large extensions bearing small setae. Terminal segment down curved, resembling tubercles of previous 4 segments. Ovigers: conventional, strigilis with 7th segment apophysis and distal 3 segments placed anaxially on 7th. Legs: slender, with setae. Cement gland: a small bulge, pore slightly proximal to femoral rim. Propodus: typical, with 5 to 6 heel spines and several tiny sole spines. Claw: long, robust, 0.6 length of main claw (Ref. 9).
Biology:  Depth based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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