On the Family Nannastacidae (Crustacea, Cumacea) from the Australian Museum Collection
Author
Petrescu, Iorgu
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Records of the Australian Museum
2018
2018-03-28
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.70.2018.1645
journal article
10.3853/j.2201-4349.70.2018.1645
2201-4349
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82A58B37-13FE-4EA8-AFF2-E954CDBEFD69
Campylaspis oanae
sp. nov.
Fig. 24
Holotype
subadult
♀
,
3.57 mm
, P.65544,
Australia
, WA,
North West Shelf
, -19.93° 117.93°,
43 m
, sled,
26 Aug 1983
,
RV
Soela
, 04-B3-S | S04-83-B3, in
AM
.
Etymology
. The species is dedicated to my colleague Dr Oana Paula Popa, specialist in molecular genetics of Mollusca, as sign of highly appreciation.
Diagnosis
. Carapace 0.56 body length, 2 lateral sulci; pereopod 2 dactylus with digitiform tip; uropodal peduncle 2.72 pleonite 6 length, 2 its equal rami length, endopod with 4 microserrate setae.
Description
.
Carapace
, 0.56 body length, 1.87 as long as high, 1.27 as long as wide, upper part of carapace granular; 1 pair of transversal dorsal ridges on basis of frontal lobe; 1 dorsal carina between basis of frontal lobe towards posterior extremity; 2 lateral sulci, 0.86 carapace length; pseudorostrum 0.3 carapace length; ocular lobe without lenses; smooth ventral margin (
Fig. 24 A, B
). —
Antenna 1
peduncle article 1 0.68 rest of article’s length, with 1 simple and 1 pappose seta; article 2 as long as article 3; main flagellum 1.29 article 3 length, accessory flagellum with 1 article; aesthetascs 0.7 main flagellum length (
Fig. 24 C
). —
Maxilliped 3
basis 0.71 rest of article’s length, with 5 plumose setae; merus to dactylus with serrate margins; merus 2.69 ischium length, with 1 plumose and 10 simple setae; carpus 1.71 propodus length, with 2 teeth, 2 plumose and 4 simple setae; propodus 0.63 dactylus length, with 2 pappose setae; dactylus 2 propodus length, with 3 terminal setae; with exopod (
Fig. 24 D
). —
Pereopod 1
basis 0.7 rest of article’s length, with 1 plumose and 2 pappose setae; ischium with 2 pappose setae; merus 9 ischium length, with 10 pappose setae; carpus 0.27 merus length, with 2 simple and 5 pappose setae; propodus as long as carpus, with 3 simple and 4 pappose setae; dactylus 0.2 propodus length, with 3 simple and 2 pappose setae; with exopod (
Fig. 24 E
). —
Pereopod 2
basis 0.63 rest of article’s length, with 3 pappose and 2 simple setae; ischium with 1 pappose seta; merus 2 ischium length, with 1 tooth, 1 simple and 1 pappose seta; carpus 1.03 merus length, with 4 simple and 6 pappose setae; propodus with 1 simple seta; dactylus 3.2 propodus length, with digitiform tip and 12 simple setae; with exopod (
Fig. 24 F
). —
Pereopods 3–5
with decreasing basis and increasing carpus length; pereopods 3 and 5 with basis to merus with 1 plumose seta, pereopod 4 ischium and merus with 1 plumose seta; dactylus fused with terminal robust seta (
Fig. 24
G-I). —
Uropod
peduncle 2.72 pleonite 6 length, 2 endopod length, with 9 long simple setae interspersed with shorter setae; exopod as long as endopod, with 3 simple and 1 terminal microserrate robust seta; endopod with 4 microserrate short setae and 1 terminal robust microserrate seta (
Fig. 24 J
).
Remarks
. The new species is closely related to
C. sculptaspinosa
Gerken, 2012
from
New Zealand
, also with two parallel sulci, but with four setae on medial margin of uropodal endopod versus three, maxilliped 3 merus larger and propodus shorter than dactylus, dactylus of 2nd pereopod with shorter setae.
Distribution
.
Australia
: WA—North West Shelf, at
43 m
depth.