The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World
Author
Gerken, Sarah
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-06-01
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4428.1.1
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Hemilamprops pellucidus
Zimmer, 1908
Hemilamprops pellucida
Zimmer, 1908: 171–172
, pl. 39 figs 53–54, pl. 40 figs 55–59.
Type material.
Syntypes
:
ZMB
13361, juvenile female, juvenile male. Agulhas Bank,
35°09’S
,
18°32’E
.
Diagnosis
. Carapace without lateral ridges, without setae, dorsal crest serrate, eyelobe serrate. Pleonites without dorsal crest. Telson 0.7 length of uropod peduncles, with 7 pairs lateral setae, 3 terminal setae. Uropod exopod article 1 1.3 length of article 2.
Adult male
telson with 4 pairs lateral setae.
Depth
.
226–3725 m
.
Distribution
. Southern oceans, from
Brazil
to
South Africa
,
Australia
and Antarctic.
Remarks
. The distribution for this species is excessive, given the generally low dispersal capabilities in the
Cumacea
. It is likely that the records represent a group of species that are large and similar in carapace morphology, particularly in having a distinct dorsal crest that continues onto the eyelobe and a relatively long pseudorostrum. The most similar species is
Hemilamprops impellucidus
n. sp.
, which can be differentiated by the antennule flagellum with five long slender articles, eyelobe with lenses, telson similar in length to uropod peduncles, and unequal telson terminal setae with the central seta longer than the outer pair, while in
H. pellucidus
the antennule flagellum is of four short, stout articles, the eyelobe is without lenses, the telson is much shorter than the uropod peduncles, and the telson terminal setae are equal in length. Another similar species is
H. cristatus
from the North Atlantic, which can be differentiated by four or fewer pairs of lateral setae on the telson, while in
H. pellucidus
there are at least five pairs of lateral setae on the telson.