Kaloketos pilosus, a new genus and species of Remipedia (Crustacea) from the Turks and Caicos Islands
Author
Koenemann, Stefan
Author
Iliffe, Thomas M.
Author
Yager, Jill
text
Zootaxa
2004
618
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.158346
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Kaloketos
new genus
(
Figs. 1–5
)
Type
species
.
Kaloketos pilosus
n. sp.
Etymology
.
Kaloketos
means 'beautiful sea monster' and is composed of the Greek words
kalos
(beautiful) and
ketos
(sea monster). The gender is masculine.
Diagnosis
. First trunk segment small, lateral pleurites greatly reduced (
Fig. 2
A); all remaining pleural tergites well developed. Trunk sternites with pointed posterolateral corners (
Fig. 2
A). Frontal filaments with short medial processes (
Fig. 3
C). Dorsal flagella of antennules very long (
Figs. 1
; 3A). Maxillipeds distinctly larger than maxillae, both limbs covered with dense fields of short, feathered setae on medial margins of most segments; horseshoetype distal claws on maxillae and maxillipeds subequal, with about 18 small denticles (
Figs. 4
; 5B). Larger trunk limbs (of midtrunk region) sturdy, with expanded endo and exopods; second segment of endopod with expanded medial lobe bearing up to 32 short spines (
Fig. 2
B). Anal somite slightly wider than long; caudal rami about 20% longer than anal somite
Fig. 2
F).