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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Mesolamprops bispinosus
Given, 1964
Mesolamprops bispinosus
Given, 1964: 289–291
, fis. 1A–K, 2A–I.
Type material.
Holotype
: adult male,
AHF 5917
, held by
LACM
.
Paratype
: female, held by
LACM
.
Not
seen.
Off
the coast of
Los Angeles
,
33°38’45”N
,
118°14’45”W
.
Diagnosis
. Carapace without lateral ridges, dorsal crest entire. Pleon not including telson shorter than carapace and pereonites together. Telson with 2 pairs lateral setae, 5 terminal setae,outer pair longest, inner pair short.
Adult male
antennal flagellum “long”, extending at least to the mid–pleon; pleopod rami unequal, uniarticulate, lateral ramus smaller than medial ramus.
Depth
.
30–100 m
.
Distribution
. Eastern Pacific continental shelf, south of Point Conception.
Remarks
. The most similar species is
Mesolamprops japonicus
; however, in
M. japonicus
the pleon (not including the telson) is longer than the carapace and pereonites together, while in
M. bispinosa
the pleon (not including the telson) is shorter than the carapace and pereonites together.