taxonID	type	description	language	source
477287AD3E1FB12B34C94FB4D85958C4.taxon	materials_examined	Type species. Platyischnopus neozelanicus Chilton, 1897. Species composition. Monotypic.	en	Hughes, Lauren, Lörz, Anne-Nina (2013): Family placement of the enigmatic Otagia neozelanica (Chilton, 1897) Haustorioidea: Otagiidae fam. nov. (Amphipoda: Crustacea). Zootaxa 3636 (3): 439-450, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3636.3.3
477287AD3E1FB12534C948ADD9625D0C.taxon	description	Otagia neozelanica. ― Barnard & Karaman, 1991: 136 – 137.	en	Hughes, Lauren, Lörz, Anne-Nina (2013): Family placement of the enigmatic Otagia neozelanica (Chilton, 1897) Haustorioidea: Otagiidae fam. nov. (Amphipoda: Crustacea). Zootaxa 3636 (3): 439-450, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3636.3.3
477287AD3E1FB12534C948ADD9625D0C.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Neotype, female, 3.8 mm, dissected, 3 slides, SEM pin mount, NIWA 85992, South Taranaki Bight, south of Hawera, New Zealand (- 39.78, 174.29), soft sediment, 27 m, 1 / 11 / 2011, coll. NIWA (IKA 1101 / 141). Type locality. South Taranaki Bight, south of Hawera, New Zealand (- 39.78, 174.298). Additional material examined. New Zealand, South Taranaki Bight, south of Hawera, soft sediment coll. NIWA: Female specimen, 3.74 mm, whole animal SEM pin mount, NIWA 86537 (- 39.78, 174.29), 27 m, 1 / 11 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 141); female specimen, 3.76 mm, partially dissected, carcass SEM pin mount and 3 slides, NIWA 86538 (- 39.78, 174.29), 27 m, 1 / 11 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 141); 3 specimens, NIWA 79498 (- 39.78, 174.29), 27 m, 1 / 11 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 141); 1 specimen, NIWA 79480 (- 39.82, 174.23), 29 m, 23 / 09 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 23); 3 specimens, NIWA 79485 (- 39.74, 174.25), 23 m, 1 / 10 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 77); 1 specimen, NIWA 79486 (- 39.74, 174.25), 23 m, 1 / 10 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 79); 2 specimens, NIWA 79487 (- 39.77, 174.23), 26 m, 1 / 10 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 80); 1 specimen, NIWA 79488 (- 39.77, 174.23), 26 m, 1 / 10 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 80); 1 specimen, NIWA 79489 (- 39.77, 174.23), 26 m, 1 / 10 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 81); 1 specimen, NIWA 79490 (- 39.77, 174.23), 26 m, 1 / 10 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 81); 1 specimen, NIWA 79494 (- 39.74, 174.13), 26 m, 31 / 10 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 101); 2 specimens, NIWA 79495 (- 39.74, 174.13), 26 m, 31 / 10 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 102); 1 specimen, NIWA 79496 (- 39.78, 174.29), 27 m, 1 / 11 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 139); 2 specimens, NIWA 79497 (- 39.78, 174.29), 27 m, 1 / 11 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 139); 1 specimen, NIWA 79499 (- 39.75, 174.34), 21.5 m, 2 / 12 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 157); 2 specimens, NIWA 79500 (- 39.75, 174.34), 21.6 m, 2 / 12 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 158); 1 specimen, NIWA 79501 (- 39.75, 174.36), 23.7 m, 2 / 12 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 159); 4 specimens, NIWA 79503 (- 39.82, 174.24), 25.8 m, 23 / 09 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 19); 1 specimen, NIWA 79515 (- 39.83, 174.21), 35 m, 23 / 09 / 2011, (IKA 1101 / 26).	en	Hughes, Lauren, Lörz, Anne-Nina (2013): Family placement of the enigmatic Otagia neozelanica (Chilton, 1897) Haustorioidea: Otagiidae fam. nov. (Amphipoda: Crustacea). Zootaxa 3636 (3): 439-450, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3636.3.3
477287AD3E1FB12534C948ADD9625D0C.taxon	description	Description. Based on neotype female 3.8 mm, NIWA 85992. Head longer than deep; rostrum cone-shaped with anteroventral keel and apical constriction; apical constriction with micro sensory pits; lateral cephalic lobe absent; anteroventral margin oblique; anteroventral corner absent; eye cluster round to ovoid, not ommatidial. Antenna 1 shorter than peduncle of antenna 2; peduncle with many plumose setae; peduncular article 1 shorter than article 2; article 2 longer than article 3; article 3 shorter than article 1; primary flagellum short, length less than peduncle, with 6 articles; accessory flagellum long, 4 - articulate; callynophore and calceoli absent. Antenna 2 a fifth of body length; peduncle lined with plumose setae, article 4 length 2.5 times breadth, subequal to article 5; flagellum shorter than peduncle, 6 - articulate. Upper lip entire. Mandible incisor with long smooth cutting edge; lacinia mobilis asymmetrical, broader than long with serrate margin; accessory setal row absent; molar columnar, large, covering two fifths of mandible surface, strongly triturating; mandibular palp article 1 short, as broad as long; article 2 long, medially flexed, 6 times as long as broad, 1.8 times article 3, with 3 short medial setae; article 3 longer than article 1, 3.4 times as long as broad, with apical cluster of long setae. Maxilla 1 inner plate with two apical plumose setae; outer plate with 9 apical setal teeth; palp 2 - articulate, broad with many slender apical setae. Maxilla 2 inner plate subequal to outer plate, slightly longer than broad. Lower lip inner lobes present; mandibular lobes well-developed. Maxilliped basal endite with 3 short apical robust setae; ischial endite (obscured in slide mount), 3 + apical robust setae; palp article 2 medial surface with dense brush of slender setae; dactylus welldeveloped. Coxae 1 – 4 progressively larger, longer than broad, overlapping. Gnathopod 1 dissimilar in form to gnathopod 2; simple; coxa subrectangular, 1.5 times as long as broad, smaller than coxa 2, not produced anteroventrally; basis elongate, 5 times as long as broad, anterodistal margin with short slender setae, posterodistal margin with very long slender setae; ischium and merus compressed, as broad as long; carpus 3.5 times as long as broad, longer than propodus, posterior margin with thick fringe of slender setae; propodus twice as long as broad, posterior margin with mainly distal slender setae; dactylus short, 3 times as long as broad, half the length of propodus. Gnathopod 2 minutely chelate; coxa subquadrate, twice as broad as long; basis elongate, 6 times as long as broad, posterodistal margin with long slender setae; ischium and merus compressed, as broad as long, posterior margin with a few long slender setae; carpus 2.8 times as long as broad, twice as long as propodus, posterior margin lined with fringe of slender setae; propodus subovate, twice as long as broad, posterior margin with mainly distal slender setae, posterodistal chelation acute; dactylus minute, with 3 apical teeth. Pereopods 3 − 4 dissimilar. Pereopod 3 coxa 1.4 times as long as broad; basis rectolinear, 4 times as long as broad; ischium compressed, slightly broader than long; merus rectolinear, 3 times as long as broad, much longer than propodus, anterior margin lined with 3 long plumose setae, posterior margin lined with 4 long plumose setae; carpus as broad as long, shorter than propodus, posterior margin with proximal long slender setae and distal long robust setae; propodus twice as long as broad, posterodistal corner with many long robust setae; dactylus vestigial, obscured by propodus robust setae. Pereopod 4 coxa as broad as long, larger than coxa 3, with well-developed posteroventral lobe, lobe posterior margin subquadrate; basis rectolinear 4.5 times as long as broad, anterodistal corner with single seta; ischium compressed, broader than long; merus 3 times as long as broad, much longer than propodus, anterior margin lined with 3 long plumose setae, posterior margin lined with 4 long plumose setae; carpus as long as broad, subequal to propodus, posterior margin lined with extremely long plumose setae; propodus 2.5 times as long as broad, posterodistal corner with cluster of long apical robust setae; dactylus vestigial. Pereopods 5 – 7 heterogeneous, pereopod 7 much shorter than and dissimilar to pereopods 5 − 6. Pereopod 5 coxa bilobate with broader posterior lobe, posterior lobe margin with 3 long robust setae; basis expanded, subovate, anterior margin with a few rows of long robust setae; ischium compressed, broader than long; merus expanded, posterior margin lined with plumose and robust setae; carpus expanded, twice as long as broad, longer than propodus, margins lined with long robust setae; propodus 3 times as long as broad, margins lined with long slender and robust setae; dactylus simple, tapering distally, 0.7 as long as propodus. Pereopod 6 subequal in length to pereopod 5; coxa bilobate with broader posterior lobe, posterior lobe margin with 2 long robust setae; basis expanded, subovate, anterior margin with long robust setae, facial surface with single medial plumose seta; ischium compressed, broader than long; merus expanded, posterior margin with plumose and robust setae, posterodistal corner with 2 plumose setae; carpus 3 times as long as broad, longer than propodus, margins with long robust setae; propodus 3 times as long as broad, margins with long slender and robust setae; dactylus simple, tapering distally, 0.7 times as long as propodus. Pereopod 7 two thirds the length of pereopod 5; basis strongly expanded, breadth 1.5 times length, subovate, posterior margin convex, posterior ventral lobe broadly rounded, inner surface with single medial plumose seta; ischium compressed, broader than long; merus expanded, posterior margin lined with long plumose setae; carpus broader than long, subequal in length to propodus, facial surface lined with rows of robust setae; propodus length subequal to carpus, twice as long as broad, with facial rows of robust setae; dactylus simple, tapering distally, medium length, 0.7 times length of propodus. Pleon not compressed or dorsoventrally flattened. Pleonite 3 greatly extended, length subequal to pleonites 1 − 2 combined. Epimeron 1 subquadrate, anterior margin convex, corner with notch and small acute tooth. Epimeron 2 subquadrate, anterior margin convex, corner with notch and small acute tooth, ventral margin lined with plumose setae. Epimeron 3 subquadrate, anterior margin straight, scalloped, with slender setae, corner rounded, ventral margin with plumose setae. Pleopods 1 – 3 without coupling hooks. Pleopods 1 – 2 similar, peduncle twice as long as broad; basal article of outer ramus twice as long as broad, posterior margin with long slender setae, rami subequal in length. Pleopod 3 reduced, smaller than pleopod 1, peduncle twice as long as broad; inner ramus slightly shorter than outer ramus. Uropod 1 biramous; peduncle 4 times as long as broad, 0.8 times length of outer ramus, with basofacial robust seta, dorsodistal corners each with large robust seta; outer ramus subequal in length to inner ramus, with marginal and apical long robust setae. Uropod 2 biramous, peduncle 3 times as long as broad, 1.2 times length of outer ramus, dorsodistal medial corner with broad robust setae, dorsal margins lined with long and short robust setae; inner ramus longer than outer ramus, with marginal and apical long robust setae. Uropod 3 biramous; peduncle twice as long as broad, 0.6 times length of outer ramus; rami foliaceous; outer ramus 2 - articulate, 3 times as long as broad, article 2 long; inner ramus shorter than outer ramus, apices with cluster of long plumose setae. Telson laminar; longer than broad; cleft to 66 % of length, lobes divergent; 2 pairs of lateral small plumose seta, lobe apices each with pair of robust setae (1 large and 1 medium length). Habitat. Soft sediment, 0 – 35 m.	en	Hughes, Lauren, Lörz, Anne-Nina (2013): Family placement of the enigmatic Otagia neozelanica (Chilton, 1897) Haustorioidea: Otagiidae fam. nov. (Amphipoda: Crustacea). Zootaxa 3636 (3): 439-450, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3636.3.3
477287AD3E1FB12534C948ADD9625D0C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. New Zealand: Otago and South Taranaki Bight.	en	Hughes, Lauren, Lörz, Anne-Nina (2013): Family placement of the enigmatic Otagia neozelanica (Chilton, 1897) Haustorioidea: Otagiidae fam. nov. (Amphipoda: Crustacea). Zootaxa 3636 (3): 439-450, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3636.3.3
