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The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Isopoda, Aegidae (Crustacea)

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Figure 1. Map <strong>of</strong> the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Region (based on CANZ 977) showing boundary <strong>of</strong> the Exclusive Economic<br />

Zone (EEZ) and major place names.<br />

I do not consider the number <strong>of</strong> plumose marginal<br />

setae on the pleopods to be significant in differentiating<br />

species as it is likely to be size-dependent. For small<br />

species (< 0 mm), these differences may be informative,<br />

but the extent <strong>of</strong> the PMS (where the setae start on<br />

each margin) is more useful. For all species <strong>of</strong> a length<br />

greater than 5 mm, I have not given counts for the<br />

pleopod marginal setae.<br />

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mEAsurEmENts<br />

Whole specimens were measured in lateral view using<br />

a micrometer eyepiece, along the axis <strong>of</strong> the join<br />

between the coxae and pereonites. Owing to curvature<br />

<strong>of</strong> many specimens on fixation, dorsal views <strong>of</strong><br />

specimens are <strong>of</strong>ten foreshortened. Many aegids are<br />

large, between 3 cm and 6 cm, and may stretch or

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