Amatiguakius forsberghi, a new genus and species from Alaska (Marine Amphipoda : epimeriidae)

The new genus and species, Amatiguakius forsberghi , was collected in "pink coral" at 37 meters of depth from the Aleutian Islands. The new genus differs from other members of Acanthonotozomellidae in the prominent rounded lateral carinae, and laterally ridged dorsal carinae; the presence of 2 ridges on the broad dorsal carinae of pereonite 7 and pleonites; the extreme multispinosity of the outer on maxilla 1; the strong setation on the inner plate of maxilla 1; and, on antenna 2, the reduction of the flagellum to 3 articles, with antenna 2 shorter than antenna 1.