Vargula tubulata Poulsen 1962

Vargula tubulata Poulsen

Vargula tubulata Poulsen, 1962:198, fig. 98.

HOLOTYPE.—A mature ♀ with embryos, length 4.17 mm, Universitets Zoologiske Museum, Copenhagen.

TYPE-LOCALITY.—Off southeast Australia, 37°05′S, 150°05′E, 55–90 m, sand and ooze bottom.

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—None.

DIAGNOSIS.—Carapace with tubelike dorsally oriented caudal process; infold of caudal process with anterior ridge with numerous spines; length of gravid female 4.17 mm.

Seventh limb: Limb with 19–20 bristles along ventral margin, 9 along dorsal margin, and 1 lateral bristle on each side of base of terminal dorsal jaw; comb opposite jaw with 16 teeth; 2 small triangular teeth present within comb.

Furca: Each lamella with 8 claws; claws 2 and 4 united with lamella, remaining claws separated from lamella by suture; claw 3 shorter and weaker than claw 4; 2 low processes with minute teeth present on lamella following claw 8.

Lateral eyes: Well developed.

Upper lip: Posterior paired tusks with large medial tooth on proximal posterior margin.

DISTRIBUTION.—Collected only at type-locality (Figure 83).