A new species of amphipod of the genus Neomegamphopus (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Neomegamphopidae) from Rodrigues, Indian Ocean

Abstract

A new species of Neomegamphopus Shoemaker is described from Rodrigues, Indian Ocean. The systematics of the Neomegamphopidae from the Indian Ocean is discussed and a key to the species from that ocean is provided.

Keywords:

• Amphipoda
• Indian Ocean
• Mascarene Islands
• Neomegamphopidae
• Neomegamphopus
• Rodrigues

Acknowledgements

I am grateful to Chandani Appadoo who collected with me during all field visits.

The work described in this paper was undertaken as part of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)–Royal Society Shoals of Capricorn Programme, western Indian Ocean, 1998–2001. This is Shoals Contribution No. P037.