Plate 1 issued from : J.M. Bradford in N.Z. Jl Mar. Freshw. Res., 2005, 39. [p.943, Fig.1]. Female (from S.E. North Island, New Zealand): A, habitus (lateral right side); B, idem (dorsal); C, rostrum (anterior aspect); D, urosome (ventral); E, right caudal ramus (ventral view).
Nota: head and 1st thoracic segment fused, 4th and 5th fused. Urosme of 4 free segments (Anal segment short, not visible on dorsal surface). A1 (24-segmented) extends to distal border pedigerous somite 2.
Plate 2 issued from : J.M. Bradford in N.Z. Jl Mar. Freshw. Res., 2005, 39. [p.944, Fig.2]. Female (from S.E. North Island, New Zealand): A, urosome (lateral left side); B, idem (dorsal); C, P5 (posterior view); D, Mxp; E, Mxp syncoxa.
Plate 3 issued from : J.M. Bradford in N.Z. Jl Mar. Freshw. Res., 2005, 39. [p.945, Fig.3]. Female (from S.E. North Island, New Zealand): A, A1; B, distal part of A1; C, A2; D, Md; E, Mx1 (praecoxal arthrite); F, Mx2; G, idem (endopod).
Plate 4 issued from : J.M. Bradford in N.Z. Jl Mar. Freshw. Res., 2005, 39. [p.946, Fig.4]. Female (from S.E. North Island, New Zealand): A, P1 (anterior); B, P2 (posterior); C, P3 (posterior); D, P4 (incomplete, posterior).
Nota: Basis of P1 with inner distal spinules.
Distribution
NZ: 1
Distribution map of Xantharus cryeri by geographical zones
hyperbenthic (306 m). This species resembles X. siedleckii. Morphological characteristics (from Bradford-Grieve , 2005, p.947): A1 extends to distal border of pedigerous 2; basis of Md with 3 setae; inner lobe 1 of Mx2 with 5 setae; basis of P1 with inner distal spinules; general proportions of P5: squat; basis and exopod of P5: fused; exopod of P5 with 3 spines.