Paramunida parvispina Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2010
Paramunida parvispina Cabezas, Macpherson & Machordom, 2010: 34, figs. 8, 14D.
Holotype, ov. female, MNHN-Ga7488.
Chesterfield Islands. 20º26.15’S, 158º45.06’E, 298–309 m.
From the Latin parvus, little, in reference to the small median gastric spine.
Rostrum triangular, larger than supraocular spines, with thin dorsal carina. Margin between rostral and supraocular spines straight. Spinules on gastric and hepatic regions usually not forming groups, lacking scaly striae. Epigastric region without median row of spinules behind rostral spine. Mesogastric region without well developed spines. Cardiac region with a median row of 3 or 4 well developed spines. Thoracic sternite 4 with few striae, sternites 5–6 smooth or with few lateral striae on sternites 5–6. Lateral margin of antennular peduncle segment 1 with distal slender portion about half as long as proximal inflated portion. Anterior prolongation of antennal peduncle segment 1 spiniform; segment 2, 1.5–2.0 times longer than broad, distomesial spine mucronated, distomesial spine far falling short of end of anterior prolongation of segment 1, reaching or slightly overreaching end of antennal segment 3, distolateral spine reaching midlength but not end of segment 3. Antennal segment 3, 1.2–1.5 times as long as broad. Base of pereopod 1 carpus without bundle of setae, pereopod 2 propodus about 10.2–12 times as long as high or about 13–15 times as long as high. Propodus of walking legs at least 1.5 times longer than dactylus.
Males, 6.5–8.2 mm; females, 7.0–7.4 mm, ovigerous females from 7.0 mm.
Chesterfield Islands, between 298 and 309 m.