A new genus and new species of Agathotanaidae (Crustacea, Tanaidacea) from West Australia.
A new genus of Tanaidacea - Bunburia,collected from the region of Ningaloo in the vicinity of Bunbury (Western Australia), is erected to accommodate the new species - Bunburia primasp. n. This genus is classified in the family Agathotanaidae and it can be distinguished from the other members of the family by having a combination of antennulae covered with minute setae, reduced uropods and unusual setation of the propodus of pereopods 4 to 6. Bunburia prima is the second species of Agathotanaidae known so far from Australia.
Laboratory of Polar Biology and Oceanobiology, University of Łódź, Banacha 12/16, Łódź, Poland.
Piotr
P
Jóźwiak
Aleksandra
A
Jakiel
Agathotanaidae; Bunburia; NW Australia; Tanaidacea