On the family Nannastacidae (Crustacea, Cumacea) from the Australian Museum collection

Abstract

108 species and 10 genera of Nannastacidae were identified in collections of the Australian Museum from samples around Australia; 48 are described as new species: Campylaspides stanescui, Campylaspis adami, C. adelae, C. aureliani, C. berentsae, C. chisamerai, C. cursaruae, C. dumitrumurariui, C. elenaionuti, C. gabrielamircea, C. georgetae, C. gherasimi, C. guerragarciai, C. hangiuae, C. heardi, C. keablei, C. lowryi, C. marinescui, C. matacheae, C. mioarae, C. oanae, C. oanalexandru, C. oneai, C. panai, C. paucai, C. popai, C. radui, C. roccatagliatai, C. sienkiewiczi, C. stanae, C. udrescui, C. vasilescui, C. wilsoni, Nannastacus papadopoli, Procampylaspis capraruae, P. corberai, Scherocumella weinbergae, Scherocumella wittmanni, Schizocuma antipai, Schizocuma bacescui, Schizotrema dumitriui, Schizotrema leswatlingi, Schizotrema radui, Schizotrema zimmeri, Styloptocuma anae, Styloptocuma angelae, Styloptocuma aurorae, and Styloptocuma halei. An additional taxon is recognized as Styloptocuma sp. but remains undescribed. Additionally, two genera- Campylaspides Fage, 1929, and Schizocuma Bãcescu, 1972-and the following 15 species are newly recorded from Australia: Cumella bunakenensis Petrescu, 1995, Cumella indosinica Zimmer, 1952, Nannastacus antipai Petrescu, 1995, N. gamoi Bãcescu, 1992, N. mitreai Petrescu, 1995, N. nyctagineus Gamô, 1962, N. stebbingi defformis Fage, 1945, N. wisseni Petrescu, 1997, Procampylaspis andamanensis Watling & Angsupanich, 2002, P. bispinosa Ledoyer, 1988, Schizotrema bidens Fage, 1945, Schizotrema bifrons Calman, 1911, Schizotrema depressum Calman, 1911, Schizotrema sakaii Gâmo, 1964, and Schizotrema sordidum Calman, 1911.