Paravaunthompsonia meteorae Mühlenhardt-Siegel, 2008
Fig. 8
Holotype.
Red Sea • subA. ♂; Red Sea, E Masamirit, MINDIK exped., FS Meteor stat. M 5 / 2-167 KG; 19 ° 03.1 ' N, 39 ° 07.3 ' E [19.05167, 39.12167]; 1446 m depth; 22 February 1987; Michael Türkay leg.; Reineck corer; ZMH - K- 041943.
Diagnosis.
Carapace with 3 small teeth dorsomedially on frontal lobe; ocular lobe wider than long, with lenses. Pereonites 2–5 free, visible. Pleonite 6 produced between the uropods and longer than their peduncles. Maxilliped 3, basis and merus with distal prolongations; Maxilliped 3 and pereonites 1–4 with exopods (male) (after Mühlenhardt-Siegel 2008).
Distribution.
Red Sea, 1446 m depth.
Publication Date: 2026-06-05