New Zealand Diastylidae and Gynodiastylidae (Crustacea: Cumacea)
Author
Gerken, Sarah
text
Zootaxa
2015
4031
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1
77
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4031.1.1
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1175-5326
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Gynodiastylis
Calman, 1911
Type
species
.
Gynodiastylis carinata
Calman, 1911
.
Diagnosis.
Females and subadult males
. Pereopod 1 with brush of long setae on propodus. Fully developed exopods on pereopods 1–2 and no exopods on pereopods
3–4 in
the female.
Adult male
. Antenna peduncle of 3–4 articles, flagellum of 7–12 articles, never extending past posterior border of carapace. Pereopod 1 with brush of long setae on propodus. Fully developed exopods present on maxilliped 3– pereopod 2, 3 or 4. Uropod endopod may have one article less than conspecific female.
Remarks.
The most similar genus is
Axiogynodiastylis
, which is distinguished by the rudimentary exopods present on pereopods
3–4 in
the female. There is no way to distinguish between the two genera if only males are present; however, the key to the
New Zealand
species does not rely on generic differences to separate the species, and all
New Zealand
gynodiastylids are included in the key.
New Zealand
species.
Gynodiastylis carinata
Calman, 1911
,
G. chathamensis
n. sp.
,
G. koataata
Gerken, 2001
,
G. milleri
Jones, 1963
.