New genera and species of the marine isopod family Serolidae (Crustacea, Sphaeromatidea) from the southwestern Pacific
Author
Bruce, Niel
Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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ZooKeys
2009
2009-08-26
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journal article
10.3897/zookeys.18.96
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1313–2970
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Key to the southwestern Pacific species of
Myopiarolis
The key allows identification of males and females. Size is significant in species differentiation and size is included for all species even if not diagnostic. Dorsal tubercles may be small or weakly defined and need to viewed laterally and obliquely with reflected lighting to be clearly seen.
1 Dorsal surfaces of pereonites and pleonites without tubercles......................
2
– Dorsal surfaces of pereonites and pleonites with tubercles...........................
4
2 Male
coxal sternites 2–4 not elevated, without mesial X-shaped ridge.........
3
– Male coxal sternites 2–4 elevated, with mesial X-shaped ridge; average size of
11.6 mm
(3) and
12.7 mm
(
♀
) ...........................................
M. systir
sp. n.
3 Body dorsal surfaces punctate; head with submedian tubercle anterior to each eye; size range
18.4–21.6 mm
................................................
M. koro
sp. n.
– Body dorsal surfaces not punctate; head without submedian tubercles; size range of males
16.7–16.9 mm
(3),
18.5 mm
(
♀
)...
M. novaecaledoniae
4 Posterior of pereonites 1–3 with row of fine submarginal tubercles; lateral margin of pereonites 3 and 4 with single small distinct tubercle; dorsum smooth; pleotelson without longitudinal median carina; average size
10.6 mm
(3),
12.8 mm
(
♀
) ............................................
M. norfanz
sp. n.
– Posterior margin pereonite 3, 4, 6, 7 and pleonites with single fine median tubercle; dorsum punctate; pleotelson with longitudinal median carina; size
14.5 mm
(3) ........................................................................
M. lippa
sp. n.