Planche 1 issued from : G.P. Farran in British Antarctic (\"Terra Nova\") Expedition, 1910. Natural History Reports. Zoology. Vol. VIII. Crustacea, 1929. [p.253, Fig.19]. As Amallophora altera. Female: a, habitus (dorsal view); b, idem (right lateral view); c, distal part of prosome and urosome (dorsal view); d, idem (right lateral view); e, Mxp.; f, first foot; g, second foot; h, fifth feet.
Planche 2 issued from : H.S.J. Roe in Bull. British Mus. (Natural History) Zool., London, 1975, 28 (7). [p.331, Fig.18]. As Amallothrix altera. Female: a, habitus (dorsal); b, rostrum (right lateral side); c, idem (ventral); d, last thoracic segment and urosome (right lateral side); e, A2; f, mandibular palp; g, Mx1; h, Mx2; i, Mxp; j, P1; k, P2; l, P3; m, P4; n, P5. Bar scale 0.1 mm unless indicated.
Planche 3 issued from : T. Park in Antarct. Res. Ser. Washington, 1980, 31 (2). [p.68, Fig.22]. As Scolecithricella altera. Female: a, habitus (dorsal); b, idem (lateral right side); c, last thoracic segments and urosome (lateral left side); d, forehead (lateral); e, rostrum (anterior); f, A2; g, Md; h, Mx1; i, distal part of Mx2; j, Mxp; k, P1 (anterior); l, P2 (posterior); m, P3 (posterior); n, P4 (posterior); o, P5 (posterior). Nota: Cephalosome and 1st metasomal segment fused, 4th and 5th partially separated by an articulation suture.Urosome about 1/4 length of prosome. A1 reaching close to distal end of prosome.
Planche 4 Issued from : W. Vervoort in Atlantide Report, 1965, 8. [p.70, Fig.14]. As Scolecithricella (Amallothrix) altera.. Female (from off Angola-Sierra Leone): a, habitus (lateral right side); b, idem (dorsal)
Planche 5 Issued from : W. Vervoort in Atlantide Report, 1965, 8. [p.71, Fig.15]. As Scolecithricella (Amallothrix) altera. Female: a, c, posterior part cephalothorax and urosome (dorsal and lateral right side, respectively); b, forehead (ventral); d, P1; e, P5.
Planche 6 Issued from : W. Vervoort in Atlantide Report, 1965, 8. [p.73, Fig.16]. As Scolecithricella (Amallothrix) altera. Female: a, Mx2; b, P2 (posterior); c, P3 (posterior); d, P4 (posterior). Nota: Mx2 with endopodite 2-segmented, carries 7 sensory appendages of two types (fairly short, thick brush-shaped appendages and slender, filiform appendages with a narrowed, curved apical portion); 1st endopodal segment with 1 brush-shaped and 2 filiform sensory appendages, 2nd endopodal segment (apical) with 1 brush-shaped and 3 filiform sensory appendages.
Planche 7 issued from : W. Vervoort in B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Reseach Expedition, Reports - Ser. B, Vol. III, 1957 [Fig.81]. As Racovitzanus antarcticus. Male (from 61°44'S, 77°59'E): a, habitus (lateral); b, posterior part cephalothorax and urosome (lateral); c, forehead (lateral).
Planche 8 issued from : W. Vervoort in B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Reseach Expedition, Reports - Ser. B, Vol. III, 1957 [Fig.82]. As Racovitzanus antarcticus. Male: a, frontal part of head (lateral); ; b, posterior part cephalothorax and urosome (dorsal); c, left P4 (posterior); d, P5 (rt = left leg; rt = right leg); e, forehead (dorsal); f, right Mx2.
Planche 9 issued from : W. Vervoort in B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Reseach Expedition, Reports - Ser. B, Vol. III, 1957 [Fig.83]. As Racovitzanus antarcticus. Male: a, right A2; b, right A1; c, left Md (manducatory plate); d, left Md (mandibular palp); e, left Mx1.
Planche 10 issued from : W. Vervoort in B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Reseach Expedition, Reports - Ser. B, Vol. III, 1957 [Fig.84]. As Racovitzanus antarcticus. Male: a, left P1 (posterior); b, right P2 (posterior); c, right P3 (posterior); d, right Mxp.
Antarct. (Ross Sea, W Peninsula, ? Croker Strait, W Weddell Sea, Indian), sub-Antarct. (Indian), ? G. of Guinea, Cape Verde Is., off Morocco-Mauritania, Canary Is., off W Cape Finisterre, China Seas (South China Sea in Shih & Young, 1995; W. Zhang & al., 2010), Japan (Sagami Bay)
mésopélagique. Sampling depth (Antarct., sub-Antarct.) : 100-1000 m. La signalisation de cette espèce en mer de Chine nécessite confirmation. W. Zhang confirme la présence de cette espèce dans les mers de Chine (comm. pers., 2006).