Introduction

The Chuneolidae are a small monotypic family found at abyssopelagic depths around the world. The family appears to be most closely related to the Lanceolidae. The only Australian species, Chuneola paradoxa Woltereck, 1909, was reported from the Arafura Sea and the Tasman Sea by Vinogradov et al. (1982).

Diagnosis

Head deeper than long; rostrum present; anteroventral margin moderately recessed; eyes small, round. Body dorsoventrally flattened. Antenna 1 longer than antenna 2; peduncular article 1 longer than article 2; article 2 longer than article 3; calceoli absent. Mandible molar absent; palp absent. Maxilla 1 palp 1-articulate. Gnathopod 1 simple; carpus longer than propodus; dactylus minute. Gnathopod 2 dactylus minute. Pereopods some or all of 3–7 with hooded dactyli. Pereopod 3 carpus longer than propodus. Pereopod 5 subequal to pereopod 6; without posteroventral lobe; carpus linear. Pereopod 6 subequal to pereopod 7; basis linear. Pereopod 7 basis linear. Uropod 2 inner ramus subequal to outer ramus. Uropod 3 not sexually dimorphic; biramous.

General References

Bowman, T.E. & Gruner, H.E. 1973. The families and genera of Hyperiidea (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 146: 1-64

Vinogradov, M.E., Volkov, A.F. & Semenova, T.N. 1982. Amphipoda — Hyperiidea of the World Ocean. Nauka Leningrad U.S.S.R. Opred. po Faune S.S.S.R 132: 1-491 [in Russian]

Woltereck, R. 1909. Reports on the scientific results of the Expedition to the Eastern Tropical Pacific, in Charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross", from October, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut. Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., commanding. XVIII. Amphipoda. Die Hyperiidea Gammaroidea. I. Teil: Tribus "Primitiva" dieser Unterordnung. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 52(9): 145-168, pls 1-8

History of changes

• Chuneola Woltereck, R. 1909. Reports on the scientific results of the Expedition to the Eastern Tropical Pacific, in Charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross", from October, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut. Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., commanding. XVIII. Amphipoda. Die Hyperiidea Gammaroidea. I. Teil: Tribus "Primitiva" dieser Unterordnung. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 52(9): 145-168, pls 1-8 [152].

  Type species:

   Chuneola paradoxa Woltereck, 1909 by original designation.

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-Pacific Oceans.

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • 200 mile fishing zone: SE oceanic

History of changes

• Chuneola paradoxa Woltereck, R. 1909. Reports on the scientific results of the Expedition to the Eastern Tropical Pacific, in Charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross", from October, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut. Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., commanding. XVIII. Amphipoda. Die Hyperiidea Gammaroidea. I. Teil: Tribus "Primitiva" dieser Unterordnung. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 52(9): 145-168, pls 1-8 [152, pl. 3 fig. 9].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown (possibly in ZMB), "Valdivia" Station 225, ("20 Sm WSW der Gr. Chagos Bank", Indian Ocean) [6°38.5'S 70°58.1'E].

  Type locality references:

  Anon. 1899. Berichte des Oceanographen der Expedition Dr. Gerhard Schott an das Reichs-Marine-Amt. pp. 65–113 in Anon, Die Deutsche Tiefsee-Expedition 1898/1899. Berlin: Druck von W. Pormetter.

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Arafura Sea.

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • 200 mile fishing zone: SE oceanic

Ecological Descriptors

Marine, pelagic.

General References

Vinogradov, M.E., Volkov, A.F. & Semenova, T.N. 1982. Amphipoda — Hyperiidea of the World Ocean. Nauka Leningrad U.S.S.R. Opred. po Faune S.S.S.R 132: 1-491 [in Russian] [94]

History of changes