New Species of the Cirolana "parva-group" (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) from Coastal Habitats Around New Zealand

Abstract

Cirolana kokoru sp. nov and Cirolana quechso sp. nov. (Cirolanidae) are described from shallow-water coastal habitats around New Zealand and east at the Chatham Islands. Cirolana kokoru had previously been recorded from New Zealand as an Australian species, Cirolana australiense Hale, 1925. Cirolana kokoru occurs in rocky intertidal and shallow subtidal habitats to a recorded depth of 29m; Cirolana quechso is primarily subtidal from 5.5 to 59m, habitat records indicating a preference for sand substrata.