title: Family placement of the enigmatic Otagia neozelanica (Chilton, 1897) Haustorioidea: Otagiidae fam. nov. (Amphipoda: Crustacea).
abstract: A neotype is designated for Otagia neozelanica (Chilton, 1897) and the new family Otagiidae is established for the monotypic genus Otagia. An assessment of the relationship of Otagiidae fam. nov. with the Haustorioidea families is provided. The Otagiidae fam. nov. share a close relationship with seven other haustorioid families Cheidae, Condukiidae, Ipanemidae, Platyischnopidae, Phoxocephalopsidae, Sinurothoidae and Zobrachoidae.
authors.affiliation: Australian Museum, 6 College St., Sydney, New South Wales, 2010, Australia. Lauren.Hughes@austmus.gov.au
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Anne-Nina
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Lörz
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D003445:Crustacea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size