Northernmost discovery of Bathynellacea (Syncarida: Bathynellidae) with description of a new species of Pacificabathynella from Alaska (USA)
Author
Camacho, A. I.
Dpto. Biodiversidad y BiologĂa Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain;
Author
Newell, R. L.
EcoServices So., Kennewick, WA, USA;
Author
Crete, Z.
Crete Biological Services, Helena, Montana, USA;
Author
Dorda, B. A.
Dpto. de Colecciones. Col. de Tejidos y ADN, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
Author
Casado, A.
Dpto. de Colecciones. Col. de Tejidos y ADN, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Rey, I.
Dpto. de Colecciones. Col. de Tejidos y ADN, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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Journal of Natural History
2015
2015-07-31
50
583
602
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2015.1083621
journal article
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10.1080/00222933.2015.1083621
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1464-5262
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Pacificabathynella
Schminke and Noodt, 1988
Amended genus diagnosis
(after
Schminke and Noodt 1988
and Camacho, Newell, et al. 2009) Antennule 7-segmented and antenna 7- or 8-segmented. Mandible with two teeth on incisor process (pars incisiva), processus incisivus accessorius with one tooth and one seta-like tooth, pars molaris with two bidentated structures, parallel to main axis of the teeth, the most distal tooth very strong with apical denticles. Labrum with a small central protuberance at the distal edge. Thoracopod (Th) VI and VIII sexually dimorphic. Male Th VI with 3-segmented endopod, second segment broad and dilated with strong curved seta at outer margin; first segment also broader than usual. Female Th VI with 4- segmented endopod and setal formula 1+0/0+1/0+0/2(1). Male Th VIII with three lobes around genital opening on coxa and with a tooth-like protuberance, prominence in the basipod, exopod and endopod 1-segmented. Female Th VIII bearing epipod; exopod and endopod 1-segmented, both with two or three apical setae. Endopod of uropod with four to eight strong spines along inner margin. Furcal rami with five spines.