Coriolisa novacaledonia Lowry & Stoddart 1994

Coriolisa novacaledonia Lowry & Stoddart, 1994

Coriolisa novacaledonia Lowry & Stoddart, 1994: 149, figs 14, 15.

Description. Head lateral cephalic lobe large, broadly rounded; ventral margin curved. Antenna 1 peduncular article 1 with posterodistal spine; accessory flagellum 2-articulate, article 1 short; flagellum with strong 1-field callynophore in male, [female not known]. Mandible lacinia mobilis a simple robust seta; left accessory setal row modified into lamina dentata, right accessory setal row present on raised setose ridge; molar absent; palp attached midway; palp article 2 broad, shorter than article 3; article 3 tapered distally. Maxilla 1 outer plate, right with 11 setal-teeth in 7/4 arrangement, left with 10 setal-teeth in 6/4 arrangement, setal-teeth with medial cusps; palp vestigial, 1-articulate, apical setae absent. Maxilliped inner plate small; outer plate large; palp 3-articulate (articles 1 and 2 partially fused). Gnathopod 1 chelate; ischium smaller than propodus, not swollen posteroproximally; carpus extremely compressed; propodus length about 1.4 × breadth, posterior margin well developed, palm with produced corner, corner of palm with complex robust seta; dactylus reaching to corner of palm. Gnathopod 2 palm minute, obtuse. Pereonite 4 without dorsal spines. Pereonite 5 without dorsal spines. Pereopod 5 merus without posteroproximal shoulder. Pereopod 6 basis with posteroventral lobe weakly produced; merus longer than broad, without posteroproximal shoulder. Pereopod 7 basis subrectangular with posterior margin strongly dentate. Epimeron 3 posterior margin without projections, posteroventral corner broadly rounded. Uropod 3 biramous, inner ramus extending halfway or more along outer ramus but not reaching base of article 2. Telson shorter than broad, entire, slightly emarginate.

Distribution. Loyalty Islands, western South Pacific Ocean; 1620–1630 m depth.