Description of a new species of Spongiopsyllus Johnsson, 2000, and redescriptions of Parmulodes verrucosus Wilson, 1944 and Entomopsyllus stocki Kim, 2004 with revised diagnosis of Entomopsyllus (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Entomolepididae)
Author
Canário, Roberta
Author
Hurbath, Thiego
Author
Da Rocha, Carlos E. F.
Author
Neves, Elizabeth G.
Author
Johnsson, Rodrigo
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-05-29
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journal article
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Spongiopsyllus atypicus
sp. nov.
(
Figs 1–3
A–C)
Material examined.
Holotype
♀
(
UFBA 3294
), alotype (
UFBA 3295
) and
1 paratype
(
UFBA 3296
),
Porto da Barra Beach
,
Todos-os-Santos Bay
, Salvador city,
Bahia State
,
Brazil
, collected by LABIMAR, 31,
August 2016
.
Associated
with sponge
Aplysina insularis
.
Holotype
(
UFBA 3294
) dissected and mounted on slide
.
Paratype
and
allotype
preserved in ethanol.
Description of female.
Mean body length (excluding caudal setae)
1,155 µm
(
1,150
–1,160
µm
) and mean body width
719 µm
(
717–721 µm
) (
n
=2). Body (
Fig. 1A
) with prossomal shield flattened, well-sclerotized, showing radiation bands along outer margin. Pedigerous somites 2–4 free. Pedigerous somite 4 expanded, covering urosome except the tip of caudal rami.
Urossome 4-segmented (
Fig. 1B
). Genital double-somite fused with fifth pedigerous somite,
150 µm
long and maximum width
132 µm
, length: width ratio = 1.1:1, vestigial leg 6 located anterolaterally with minute seta, close to genital openings. Setulated groove mid posteriorly on genital somite, reaching posterior margin. Three postgenital somites present; first one longer than wide (62 ×
60 µm
); second and third somites wider than long (38 × 55, 50 ×
60 µm
, respectively). Caudal rami elongate, 120 ×
19 µm
. Length: width ratio 6.3:
1 µm
, armed with six setae; seta I absent.
Antennule (
Fig. 1C
) slender,
257 µm
long (excluding setae), 14-segmented. Length of segments measured in proximal to distal order: 61, 19, 34, 9, 9, 10, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 9, 9, and
18 µm
, respectively. Segmental homologies and setation as follows: 1(I)-1; 2(II)-1; 3(III-VIII)-9; 4(IX-XIII)-7; 5(XIV)-1+I; 6(XV)-1; 7(XVI)-1; 8(XVII)- 1; 9(XVIII)-2; 10(XIX)-1; 11(XX)-1; 12(XXI)-1+ae; 13(XXII-XXIII)-0; 14(XXIV-XXVIII)-11; all setae smooth. Aesthetasc
82 µm
long.
Antenna (
Fig. 1D
)
218 µm
long (including distal claw); coxa and basis unarmed. Exopod 1-segmented,
64 µm
long with smooth distal seta and seven lateral setules. Endopod 2-segmented, first segment
54 µm
long, unarmed, with setules along outer margin; second segment
27 µm
long armed with long proximal lateral seta on outer margin and three subdistal setae on inner, outer and medial margin. The latter seta is the longest one and is located close to distal claw,
46 µm
long, slightly curved distally. Two rows of setules on second endopodal segment.
Oral cone
625 µm
long, reaching to genital double-somite (
Fig. 1A
). Mandible comprising stylet and slender 2-segmented palp (
Fig. 1E
) measuring 43 and
40 µm
long, respectively. Second segment with 2 naked distal setae. Both setae broken. Maxillule bilobed (
Fig. 1F
), both lobes armed with four setae, outer lobe
39 µm
long with row of setules on outer margin; inner lobe with
54 µm
long. Maxilla (
Fig. 1G
) with syncoxa
162 µm
long and claw with distal portion curved at a 90° angle,
137 µm
long.
Maxilliped (
Fig. 2A
) 5-segmented,
234 µm
long; syncoxa
40 µm
long with naked seta on inner margin; basis
93 µm
, unarmed. Endopod 3-segmented, segments measuring 23, 18 and
22 µm
long, respectively; first segment with two long setae; second segment unarmed; third segment with small seta close to distal claw-like element with curved tip and measuring
38 µm
long.
Legs 1-3 (
Fig. 2
B-D) biramous, with 3-segmented rami. Leg 4 (
Fig. 2E
) with 3-segmented exopod and endopod absent. Armature formula as follows:
Coxa |
Basis |
Exopod |
Endopod |
Leg 1 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
I-1; I-1; II,I,4 |
0-1; 0-2; 0,5 |
Leg 2 |
0-1 |
1-0 |
I-1; I-1; III,I,4 |
0-1; 0-2; 1,2,2 |
Leg 3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
I-1; I-1; II,I,4 |
0-0; 0-1; 0,2 |
Leg 4 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
I-1; I-1; II,I,3 |
absent |
FIGURE 1.
Spongiopsyllus
sp. nov.
, female paratype (UFBA 3294). A, body dorsal view; B, urosome; C, antennule; D, antenna; E, mandibular palp; F, maxillule; G, maxilla. Scale bars: A = 200 µm; B = 50 µm; E–G = 25 µm.
FIGURE 2.
Spongiopsyllus
sp. nov.
, female paratype (UFBA 3294). A, maxilliped; B, leg 1; C, leg 2; D, leg 3; E, leg 4. Scale bars: A–E = 25 µm.
FIGURE 3.
Spongiopsyllus
sp. nov.
, male alotype (UFBA 3295). A, body dorsal view; B, urosome; C, antennule;
Entomopsyllus stocki
Kim, 2004
(USNM 1027325). D, urosome. Scale bars: A= 200 µm, B–C = 25 µm; D = 50 µm.
Leg 1 with very long and naked inner seta on basis, first endopodal segment very enlarged, second and third endopodal segments prolonged distally into sharpened process, therefore distal setae of third segment located subdistally on inner margin (
Fig. 2B
). Exopodal segments of legs 1 to 4 with setules on outer margins (
Figs 2
B-E). Legs 2 and 3 with second endopodal segments with setules on both margins and third endopodal segments with few setules on outer margin (
Figs 2
C–D). Leg 3 with first endopodal segment unarmed, with setules on outer margin and dilatated subdistally; third endopodal segment very short, half the length of previous segment and armed with 2 setae (
Fig. 2D
). Leg 4 bearing minute outer basal seta (
Fig. 2E
).
Free exopodal segment of leg 5 (
Fig. 1B
) elongated, curved,
196 µm
long, almost reaching distal margin of first post-genital somite, armed with 2 distal setae and one outer seta medially; all setae plumose.
Description of male.
Body (
Fig. 3A
) similar to female, but much smaller. Body length (excluding caudal setae)
718 µm
and body width
535 µm
. Prosomal shield flattened with radiation bands along outer margin. Pedigerous somites 2–4 free. Pedigerous somite 4 expanded, covering urosome.
Urosome 5-segmented (
Fig. 3B
). Genital somite fused with fifth pedigerous somite,
108 µm
long and maximum width
151 µm
, and length: width ratio 0.7:1. First, third and fourth postgenital somites wider than long (21 × 53, 13 × 48, 38 ×
48 µm
, respectively); second somite almost as long as wide (51 ×
50 µm
); First and second postgenital somites with tooth-like projections on each distal lateral margins. Prosome: urosome length ratio 3.4:1. Caudal rami elongated,
55 µm
long, armed with six setae; seta I absent, setae II to VII present.
Antennule (
Fig. 3C
) slender,
219 µm
long (not including setae), 14-segmented. Length of segments measured in proximal to distal order: 45, 19, 22, 8, 10, 4, 5, 13, 24, 9, 17, 18, 21 and
15 µm
, respectively. Segmental homologies and setation as follows: 1(I)-1; 2(II)-2; 3(III-VI)-8; 4(VII)-1; 5(VIII)-2; 6(IX–XII)-8; 7(XIII)-1; 8(XIV)-1; 9(XV- XVI)-4; 10(XVII)-2; 11(XVIII)-2; 12(XIX-XX)-2; 13(XXI-XXIII)-4+ae; 14(XXIV-XXVIII)-13; all setae smooth. Aesthetasc
85 µm
long. Oral cone (
Fig. 3A
)
400 µm
long, reaching first post-genital somite. All other appendages as in the female.
Type
locality.
Porto da Barra Beach
(
13°00’13.5”S
,
38°32’02.6”W
),
Salvador
city,
Bahia State
,
Brazil
.
Etymology.
The specific name ‘
atypicus
’ is a combination of the prefix ‘a’, that means no, with the Latin word ‘typicus’, that means ‘relative to a type’ referring to uncommon and unique characteristics of the new species. Among these characteristics we may point the presence of an outer seta on leg 4 basis, the maxillule with 4 setae on each lobe and the extremely long inner seta on the basis of leg 1.
Remarks.
Spongiopsyllus atypicus
sp. nov.
has antennule 14-segmented differing from all others
Spongiopsyllus
species:
S. adventicius
and
S. redactus
have the antennule 17 and 15-segmented respectively (
Johnsson 2000
;
Canário
et al.
2012
). Indeed,
S. atypicus
sp. nov.
possesses four setae on both lobes of maxillule as differing from
S. adventicius
and
S redactus
that have three setae on each lobe (
Johnsson 2000
;
Canário
et al.
2012
). The armature formula of the endopod of the maxilliped in the new species is 2,0,1+claw while in
S. adventicius
and
S. redactus
is respectively 0,2,1+claw and 2,1,1+claw. Besides that, the segments and distal claw are shorter and blunter (
Johnsson 2000
;
Canário
et al.
2012
). Among the other unique features of the
S. atypicus
sp. nov.
are the outer seta on the basis of leg 4, the the extremely long inner seta on the basis of leg 1. These characteristics are not found in any other species of the genus.