Ammothea verenae Child, 1987
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Family:  Ammotheidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 1570 - 2250 m
Distribution:  Northeast Pacific: USA.
Diagnosis:  Species without dorsomedian trunk tubercles and with very low, blind, ocular tubercle. Proboscis massive, constricted medially and distally; chelifores small. Palps of 9 segments, very setose distally as are distal segments of male oviger. Male legs with crowded filed of lateral and ventral setae on third coxae and proximally on femorae while legs of females lack dense fields of setae. Propodi bear similar sole and heel spines with no major or larger spines (Ref. 2157, p. 7).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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