Austrodecus frigorifugum Stock, 1954
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Family:  Austrodecidae ()
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Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 60 - 119 m
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: New Zealand.
Diagnosis:  Trunk tubercles: tall slender and similar tubercles on the first coxae and to a lesser extent on the dorsodistal tip of the femora. Lateral processes: without tubercles. Ocular tubercle: short, carried almost horizontally, eyes at tip, prominent. Proboscis: quite short, recurved back ventrally under cephalic segment. Abdomen: very short, not extending to distal rim of second coxae, fourth leg pair. Palps: very short, terminal segment mounted laterally at base of shorter third segment forming subchelate, structure. Oviger: fourth segment longest, with constrictions suggesting additional segments beyond fourth are coalesced, armed with few distal spines. Legs: moderately short, first coxae with tall slender dorsodistal tubercle equal to but more slender than median trunk tubercles. Femora: with slender dorsodistal tubercle shorter than those of sole setae. Propodus: well curved, longer than short second tibiae, with row of short sole spines, claw short, robust, auxiliaries lacking (Ref. 9).
Biology:  Associated with a hydroid (Ref. 121217).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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