Hughes: southern Australian podocerid amphipods 
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subacute. Pereonite 7 dorsal carina subtriangular, produced 
posteriorly, apically rounded. Pleonites 1-2 dorsal carina, 
produced evenly, with weak hump. 
Female. Gnathopod 1 carpus rectolinear, 1.7 times as long 
as broad; propodus subtriangular, 1.6 times as long as broad. 
Gnathopod 2 basis anterodistal corner rounded, with many 
robust setae; propodus spherical, palm lined with 5 humps. 
Description. Based on holotype male, 5.1 mm, AM P.86188. 
Body cuticle dorsally processiferous, with carina along 
entire dorsal surface, laterally smooth. Head with well 
developed hump; eyes greatly bulging; lateral cephalic lobe 
subquadrate; anteroventral corner subquadrate. Mandible 
accessory setal row with 3 setae. Maxilla 1 palp distal margin 
with 5 robust setae. 
Pereonite 1 with two dorsal carina, subtriangular, 
produced dorsally, apically rounded. Coxae 1-7 contiguous. 
Gnathopod 1 coxa smaller than coxa 2, as broad as long, 
distoventral corner produced anteriorly, corner subacute; 
basis 2.1 times as long as broad, with anterodistal robust 
seta; carpus subtriangular, 1.5 times as long as broad; 
propodus subtriangular, twice as long as broad, anterior 
margin with clusters of long slender setae, palm margin 
smooth, with 5 robust setae near corner of palm; dactylus 
posterior margin with 5 serrate teeth, cuticle surface with 
raised serrations, closing along palm. Pereonite 2 dorsal 
carina produced evenly, subtriangular, apically rounded. 
Gnathopod 2 basis 2.2 times as long as broad, anterodistal 
comer rounded produced lobes, with rows of plumose setae; 
merus posterior margin with narrow produced lobe, as long 
as broad, apically acute, anterior margin without short 
robust setae; propodus elongate subovoid, 2.3 times as long 
as broad, anterior margin with clusters of short slender and 
robust setae, palm acute, straight, with broad, well developed 
distal shelf, shelf margin crenulate, with one rectangular 
and one subtriangular tooth, with small palm defining tooth, 
without robust setae; dactylus closing short of palm end. 
Pereonites 3-4 dorsal carina produced evenly, subtriangular, 
apically rounded. Pereonites 5-6 dorsal carina subtriangular, 
produced posteriorly, apically subacute. Pereonite 7 dorsal 
carina subtriangular, produced posteriorly, apically rounded. 
Pleonites 1-2 dorsal carina, produced evenly, with 
weak hump. Epimera 1-3 posteroventral corner rounded. 
Urosomite 1 short, twice as long as broad. Urosome with 
3 pairs of uropods. Uropod 1 peduncle 2.5 times as long 
as broad, with well developed ventromedial spine twice as 
long as broad; inner ramus subequal to peduncle length; 
outer ramus slightly shorter than inner ramus. Uropod 2 
well developed, biramus, without ventromedial spine; outer 
ramus slightly shorter than inner ramus. Uropod 3 uniramus; 
rami with apical setae. Telson dorsal lobe with 2 apical setae, 
without lateral or apical setae. 
Female (sexually dimorphic characters) based on 
paratype female, 3.7 mm, AM P.86189. Gnathopod 1 basis 
anterior margin without robust setae; carpus rectolinear, 1.7 
times as long as broad; propodus subtriangular, 1.6 times as 
long as broad, palm convex with 3 robust setae near corner 
of palm; dactylus posterior margin with 4 serrate teeth. 
Gnathopod 2 basis anterodistal corner rounded, with many 
robust setae; merus posterior margin with broad produced 
lobe, apically subacute, without robust setae; propodus 
spherical, 1.2 times as long as broad, anterior margin with 
clusters of long robust setae, palm convex, % length of 
propodus, palm lined with 5 humps, palm defining corner 
with 3 robust setae; dactylus closing along palm. 
Remarks. The carinae along the head and entire dorsal 
surface of P. oliphant sp. nov. aligns it with P. danae 
(Stebbing, 1888), P. hystrix, P. hoonsooi Kim & Kim, 1991, P. 
palinuroides Ledoyer, 1986 and P. inconspicuus. Podocerus 
oliphant sp. nov. and P. palinuroides are without lateral and 
ventral carina, separating them from the later group where 
these carina are present on some or all pereonites. 
In P. oliphant sp. nov. the male gnathopod 2 propodus has 
a weak proximal and strong distal tooth and P. palinuroides 
has both proximal and distal teeth well developed. 
Podocerus oliphantus sp. nov. also similar to P. dentatus 
and P. lobatus, see these species remarks for distinctions. 
Distribution. Australia. Tasmania : St Helens Point; Tasman 
Peninsula (current study). Victoria: Cape Conran (current 
study). 
Podocerus tamoshanta sp. nov. 
Figs 28-30 
Type material. Holotype male, 2.8 mm, dissected, 2 
slides, AM P.77155, 150 m east of Burrill Rocks, Ulladulla 
(35°23'24"S 150°28T0"E), 18 m, sponge and gorgonacean, 
1 May 1997, coll. K. B. Attwood (NSW 1286); paratype 
female, 2.6 mm, dissected, 1 slide, AM P.77146,150 m east 
of Burrill Rocks, Ulladulla (35°23’24"S 150°28’10"E), 17 m, 
brown alga Dictyota sp. on rock ledge, 1 May 1997, coll. 
A. Murray (NSW 1279); paratype male 1 specimen, AM 
P.77155,150 m east of Burrill Rocks, Ulladulla (35°23’24"S 
150°28T0"E), 18 m, sponge and gorgonacean, 1 May 
1997, coll. K. B. Attwood (NSW 1286); paratype male 
SEM pin mounted specimen, AM P.78211, 150 m east of 
Burrill Rocks, southern end of Lighthouse Reef, Ulladulla 
(35°23'24"S 150°28'10"E), 19 m, on surface of sponges, 1 
May 1997, coll. P. B. Berents, K. B. Attwood and A. Murray 
(NSW 1278); 1 specimen, AM P.77146, 150 m east of 
Burrill Rocks, Ulladulla (35°23’24"S 150°28'10''E), 17 m, 
brown alga Dictyota sp. on rock ledge, 1 May 1997, coll. A. 
Murray (NSW 1279); 1 specimen, AM P.77142, 150 m east 
of Burrill Rock, Ulladulla (35°23 , 24"S 150°28’10"E), 10 m, 
kelp Ecklonia sp. holdfasts, 1 May 1997, coll. A. Murray 
(NSW 1277); 3 specimens, AM P.77143, 150 m east of 
Burrill Rocks, Ulladulla (35°23’24"S 150°28’10"E), 19 m, 
on surface of sponges, 1 May 1997, coll. P. B. Berents, K. 
B. Attwood and A. Murray (NSW 1278). 
Type locality. Burrill Rocks, Ulladulla, New South Wales, 
Australia (35°23’24''S 150°28’10"E). 
Etymology. A tamoshanter is a round Scottish cap with 
a pompon of feathers on top. The name is applied here in 
reference to the dorsal surface of the head segment which has 
an apically setose round nodule resembling a tamoshanter. 
Additional material examined. New South Wales. 1 SEM pin mounted 
specimen, AM P.78210, southern end of Lighthouse Reef, Ulladulla 
(35°22'8"S 150°29'18"E), 16 m, bryozoan, 30 April 1997, coll. P. B. 
Berents and K. B. Attwood (NSW 1267); 2 specimen, AM P.77137, 
southern end of Lighthouse Reef, Ulladulla (35°22'8"S 150°29'18"E), 
16 m, bryozoan Orthoscuticella sp., 30 April 1997, coll. P. B. Berents 
and K. B. Attwood (NSW 1267); 1 specimen, AM P.77140, southern 
end of Lighthouse Reef, Ulladulla (35°22’8"S 150°29'18"E), 16 m, with 
