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

Aegiochus sarsae (Brandt & Andres, 2008), comb. nov.;
North Atlantic, from the northern Mid-Atlantic
Ridge; 346 m.
Aegiochus spongiophila (Semper, 867), comb. nov.;
Philippines, several localities; at least to 52 m
(Miers 878; Richardson 9 0); in need of redescription.
Aegiochus symmetrica (Richardson, 905b), comb.
nov.; Alaska; 75– 96 m; Kussakin ( 979) given
the maximum depth as 050 m. In need of redescription.
Aegiochus synopthalma (Richardson, 909), comb. nov.;
Japan; 354.6 m (Bruce, 983).
Aegiochus tenuipes (Schioedte & Meinert, 879b); Cuba
(no other data); see comments for A. dentata; in
need of redescription.
Aegiochus tumida (Nunomura, 988), comb. nov.; off
Philippines; 400 m; from ‘Venus flower basket’
sponge, Euplectella sp. Probable junior synonym
of Aegiochus spongiophila, a species also known
from Euplectella.
Aegiochus uschakovi (Kussakin, 967), comb. nov.; Chile,
Drake Passage; 95– 05 m (this account, p. 24 ).
Aegiochus ventrosa (M. Sars, 859), comb. nov.; type
species. North Atlantic, including Greenland,
Norway and Britain; (Norman 904; Richardson
905a; Kussakin 997); 220–570 m.
Aegiochus weberi (Nierstrasz, 93 ), comb. nov.; Indonesia,
Celebes Sea; 450 m; described from three
male specimens, one of which has a large pair of
distally spatulate cephalic processes on the head,
a character unique within the family. The figures
suggest the possibility that the material consists
of two species.
Alitropus Milne Edwards, 840
Alitropus typus H. Milne Edwards, 840; Indo-
Malaysian region to eastern Australia; freshwater,
attacks fishes (Bruce 1983). There are several other
proposed names (see Ingle & Fernando 964),
and also A. foveolatus Schioedte & Meinert, 879b,
which are here all regarded as junior synonyms.
Epulaega gen. nov.
Epulaega lethrina (Bruce, 983), comb. nov.; Queensland,
Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea and Papua
New Guinea; shallow to 0 m, likely deeper;
occurs in nasal passage of some Serranidae and
Lethrinidae, occasionally other fishes; also from
sponges.
Epulaega monilis (Barnard, 9 4), comb. nov.; South Africa,
Table Bay to East London, 90–33 m (Kensley
2 4
978) (material examined under E. fracta, present
study); in need of redescription.
Epulaega nodosa (Schioedte & Meinert, 879b), comb.
nov.; southeastern Australia; depths mostly
not previously reported, to at least 40 m; (Bruce
983).
Rocinela Leach, 8 8
Rocinela affinis Richardson, 904a; Japan to Australia
(Bruce et al. 2002); 306 m; in need of redescription.
Rocinela americana Schioedte & Meinert, 879b; western
North Atlantic, Maine, USA; 55–287 m (Kussakin
979).
Rocinela angustata Richardson, 1904a; northern Pacific
from Japan and Alaska, along the North American
coast southwards to Baja California; 50–466 m
(Brusca & France 992). Nunomura (2006) was
apparently unaware of the redescription and
designation of a lectotype by Brusca and France
( 992), and made comments on numerous differences
between his material, the original description
and the redescription by Kussakin ( 979). The
identity of Nunomura’s material cannot be readily
elucidated from the description and drawings.
Feeding and prey preferences in captivity have
been reported by Wing and Moles ( 995).
Rocinela australis Schioedte & Meinert, 879b; Straits of
Magellan; shallow; in need of redescription.
Rocinela belliceps (Stimpson, 1864); East Pacific from
Alaska to Mexico; 59–284 m (Brusca & France
992). Implicated in attacks on aquacultured
salmon (Novotny & Mahnken 97 ).
Rocinela cornuta Richardson, 898; Alaska; 43 m
(Richardson 905a); 00– 200 m according to
Kussakin ( 979).
Rocinela cubensis Richardson, 898; Caribbean,
Cuba; 262 m (Richardson 905a); in need of re-
description.
Rocinela danmoniensis Leach, 8 8; England 25– 250 m
(Kussakin 979); in need of redescription.
Rocinela dumerilii (Lucas, 849); Atlantic: South Africa
(Kensley 978), Cuba and Mediterranean
(Richardson 905a); 60–500 m; in need of re-
description.
Rocinela granulosa Barnard, 9 4; Western Indian
Ocean, off Natal, South Africa; 80–200 m (Kensley
978); in need of redescription.
Rocinela hawaiiensis Richardson, 903; eastern Indo-
Pacific (Hawai’i) to East Pacific (Baja California,
Mexico) (Brusca & France 992); 766– 200 m;
Richardson ( 904b) republished the description
as new.