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

a nomen nudum in a footnote, by Krøyer ( 843—
an attributed date as actual date of publication
is not clear; previously cited as 837). In need of
revision.
Aega tridens Leach, 8 5; poorly known; northeastern
Atlantic, Britain, Færoes, Norway; to 200 m (Sars
897, Kussakin 979).
Aega truncata Richardson, 9 0; off North Mindanao,
Philippines; 308–4 4 m, in siliceous sponges.
This species is similar to Aega urotoma Barnard,
9 4, but Richardson’s description provides little
information on appendages. The propodus of
A. truncata appears to lack the large distal robust
setae opposite the base of dactylus of pereopods
2 and 3 (it is not mentioned), and has more robust
setae on the inferior margin of the merus (her
description of the anterior pereopod reverses the
carpus and merus). In need of redescription.
Aega webbii (Guérin-Méneville, 836); Portugal; 00–
300 m; this species remains poorly known, and
subsequent records are all of uncertain identity or
incorrect; the species is not recognizable from the
original description; the type specimen is held at
the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.
Trilles and Justine’s (2004) record from New Caledonia
is a misidentification of Aega urotoma (see
p. 55); the species is in need of redescription.
Aegapheles gen. nov.
Aegapheles antillensis (Schioedte & Meinert, 879b),
comb. nov.; Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico;
70–240 m (Bruce 2004a).
Aegapheles banda (Bruce, 2004), comb. nov.; Banda Sea,
Indonesia and off northern Western Australia;
290–4 6 m.
Aegapheles deshaysiana (H. Milne Edwards, 840), comb.
nov.; eastern North Atlantic and Mediterranean,
from the Azores at approximately 38°N south
to about 5°N; 00– 46 m, one record at 05 m
(Bruce 2004a).
Aegapheles excisa (Richardson, 9 0), comb. nov.; Philippines
and Japan; 6 and 340 m (Bruce 2004a).
Aegapheles japonica (Bruce, 2004), comb. nov.; Japan;
20 m.
Aegapheles kixalles (Bruce, 2004), comb. nov.; New Caledonia;
540–545 m.
Aegapheles kwazulu (Bruce, 2004), comb. nov.; off
Natal, South Africa, western Indian Ocean;
237 m.
Aegapheles musorstom (Bruce, 2004), comb. nov.; New
Caledonia; 475–6 5 m.
Aegapheles trulla (Bruce, 2004), comb. nov.; Coral Sea off
Australia and off Ontong Java, Solomon Islands;
650–752 m.
2 3
Aegapheles warna (Bruce, 2004), comb. nov.; southeastern
Australia from Tasmania to Victoria;
33–5 8 m.
Aegiochus Bovallius, 885
Aegiochus arctica (Lütken, 859), comb. nov.; North
Atlantic, Greenland and Iceland; 720– 500 m;
from the Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalus
(Bloch and Schneider, 80 ) (Richardson 905a,
Kussakin 979); in need of redescription.
Aegiochus australis (Whitelegge, 90 ), comb. nov.; Australia,
New South Wales; 89– 02 m (Hale 925);
the shape of the anterior margin of the frontal
lamina and the small eyes are characteristic; the
antennule peduncle is moderately compressed
but not expanded; the species is in need of redescription.
Aegiochus crozetensis (Kussakin & Vasina, 982), comb.
nov.; southern Indian Ocean, vicinity of Crozet
Is.; 280 m (this account, see p. 237).
Aegiochus cyclops (Haswell, 882), comb. nov.; Australia,
off New South Wales; species inquirenda (see
Aega cyclops p. 2 0).
Aegiochus dentata (Schioedte & Meinert, 879b), comb.
nov.; Cuba (no other data); later figures (e.g. Kensley
& Schotte 989) are taken from the original
description; in need of redescription.
Aegiochus dollfusi (Monod, 933), comb. nov.; Red Sea,
Egyptian Gulf of Suez; depth not recorded.
Aegiochus francoisae (Wetzer, 990), comb. nov.; Galapagos,
off Fernandina Is.; taken from cloaca of an
ascidian; 3 6 m.
Aegiochus gracilipes (Hansen, 895), comb. nov.; North
Atlantic, off northwestern Scotland and Gulf of
Mexico; 335–2787 m (Richardson 905a, Kussakin
1979); confirmation that the eastern and
western Atlantic population are the same species
is needed.
Aegiochus incisa (Schioedte & Meinert, 879b), comb.
nov.; Mediterranean (no other data); in need of
redescription.
Aegiochus leptonica (Bruce, 988), comb. nov.; western
Atlantic, off Dry Tortugas, Florida; 048 m.
Aegiochus longicornis (Hansen, 897), comb. nov.; East
Pacific, off Galapagos Is.; 842 m; (Brusca 983); in
need of redescription.
Aegiochus perulis (Menzies & George, 972), comb.
nov.; off Peru (8° 3’S); 927– 997 m; in need of
redescription.
Aegiochus plebeia (Hansen, 897), comb. nov.; East Pacific,
near the Galapagos Islands (see p.238).
Aegiochus quadratisinus (Richardson, 903), comb. nov.;
Hawaii; 207– 459 m (Bruce 983); Richardson
( 904b) published the description twice.