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Metaphoxus fultoni (Scott) 



Phoxocephalus Fultoni Scott 1890: 327, pi. 12, figs. 10-12, pi. 13, figs. 



13-19 (not seen) ; Robertson 1892: 207-208; Chevreux 1898: 477; 



Norman 1900: 336; Scott 1906: 148. 

 Phoxocephalus chelatus Delia Valle 1893: 742-743, pi. 5, fig. 10, pi. 35, 



figs. 29-35. 



Phoxocephalus fultoni, Walker 1895: 296; Caiman 1896: 743-748, 



pi. 31, figs. 1-2; Scott 1907: 178; Patience 1909: 118-125, pis. 3, 4 



(part). 

 Metaphoxus Fultoni, Walker 1901: 299; Norman and Brady 1909: 



306; Chevreux 1911: 189, pi. 9, figs. 17, 18; Chevreux and Fage 



1925: 106-107, figs. 96, 100; Fage 1933: 203-207; Candeias 



1934:2. 

 Metaphoxus fultoni, Stebbing 1906: 139; Tattersall 1913: 6-7; Steph- 



ensen 1929: 84, fig. 21, 99; Moore 1937: 119; Plymouth Mar. 



Fauna 1931: 189. 



Distribution. — Numerous localities in the British Isles as far north 

 as Firth of Forth and west to Galway Bay; Biscay Bay, frequently; 

 Mediterranean, French Coast and east to Naples; Tunisia; Portugal. 



Metaphoxus frequens, new species 

 (Plates 51, 52) 



Diagnosis. — Gnathopods 1-2 with palm oblique, not chelate in ap- 

 pearance; gnathopod 1, article 6 twice as long as broad, anterior and 

 posterior edges parallel; peraeopod 5 with that part of the appendage 

 distal to article 2 short in relation to article 2; maxilliped with inner 

 plate rather narrow and armed apically with one long seta, the base of 

 which is as wide as the plate. 



Descriptive features. — Pleon segment 3 with epimeron convex be- 

 hind, lower corner rounded but not broadly, lower corner of head with 

 a slight point, eyes small in female, large in male, antenna 2 short in 

 female, long in male. 



Holotype. — AHF No. 5312, female, ovigerous, 3 mm. 



Type locality. — Station 2294-53, 1.45 mi SSE of Newport west 

 jetty light (California), 33-33-56 N, 117-52-00 W, 47 fms, fine mud 

 and clay, April 24, 1953. 



Remarks. — This species is closely related to M. pectinatus, differing 

 in those criteria in the key and diagnosis above. Some variation occurs 



