Deep sea majidae (decapoda: Brachyura) new to New Zealand with a description of oxypleurodon wanganella sp.nov

Abstract

Three deep sea spider crabs (Brachyura: Majidae) from the south west Pacific are examined: Vitjazmaia latidactyla Zarenkov, 1994 from the western Indian Ocean, is recorded from New Zealand, eastern Australia and the northern Tasman Sea; Oxypleurodon wanganella sp.nov. is described from north west of northern New Zealand; and Cyrtomaia cornuta Richer de Forges and Guinot, 1988 from New Caledonian waters, is now recorded from New Zealand. © Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand.