Phoxichilidium pyrgodum Child, 1995
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Family:  Phoxichilidiidae ()
Max. size:  1.5 cm LS (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 79 - 124 m
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: Macquarie Island.
Diagnosis:  More slender and graceful than usual appearance of closely crowded appendages in most species of genus. Lateral processes increasingly shorter from anterior to posterior but its short conical ocular tubercle and abdomen are typical of genus. First coxae with short conical tubercle on posterodorsal side at distal rim of segment. Auxiliary claws dorsal to main claw; cement gland orifice at cribriform slit proximal to midline of each femur.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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