Tanaidacea (Crustacea) from Macaronesia II. The deep-water fauna from the Azores archipelago, Portugal
Author
Larsen, Kim
text
Zootaxa
2012
3250
26
42
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.280575
bdbf4e0b-d3d7-451a-ada2-cb2cdbd4084f
1175-5326
280575
Key to the species of
Pseudosphyrapus
, females only unless otherwise stated
1 Rostrum with rounded apex without any denticles.........................................
P. centobi
Bäcescu, 1981
- Rostrum with distal denticles............................................................................. 2
2 Pleonite epimera rounded............................................................................... 3
- Pleonite epimera pointed................................................................................ 5
3 Antennule article 1 with about ten outer simple setae; outer flagellum three-articulate....
P. gutui
Kudinova-Pasternak, 1985
- Antennule article 1 with three–four outer simple setae; outer flagellum five-articulate in female (seven-articulate in male)... 4
4 Pereopod 1 propodus with five ventral and one dorsal spiniform setae. Antennule peduncle consists of three articles + common article.......................................................................
P. anomalus
(G.O. Sars, 1869)
- Pereopod 1 propodus with four ventral and two dorsal spiniform setae. Antennule peduncle articles 2 and 3 apparently fused (consist of two articles + common article).................................................
P..
sp A
Larsen, 2005
5 Processes on epimera of pleonite 5 equal in size to those of pleonites 1–4........................................ 6
- Processes on epimera of pleonite 5 much larger than rest.........................
P. quintolongus
Kaukui
,
et al.
, 2007).
6 Basal article of pleopod with one ventral plumose seta........................................................ 7
- Basal article of pleopod lacks ventral plumose setae.........................................
P. vladimiri
Guţu, 1989
7.....................Carpus of pereopod 1 with three ventral spiniform setae. Mandible palp with setae on article 2 and 3.............................................................................
P. serratus
(G.O. Sars, 1882)
- Carpus of pereopod 1 with two ventral spiniform setae. Mandible palp with setae only on article 3.................................................................................................
Pseudosphyrapus azorensis
n. sp.