First record of the genus Eriopisella Chevreux, 1920 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Senticaudata, Eriopisidae) from Australia, with the description of a new species, Eriopisella moretoni sp. nov.
Author
Myers, A. A.
Author
Lowry, J. K.
Author
Barnes, R. S. K.
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-11-07
4514
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journal article
28014
10.11646/zootaxa.4514.2.8
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Key to the world species of
Eriopisella
Chevreux, 1920
1. Epimeron 3 posterodistal margin rounded.................................................................. 2 - Epimeron 3 posterodistal margin with acute spine........................................................... 3 2. Coxa 1 anterodistal corner acute................................................
E. capensis
(
K.H. Barnard, 1916
)
- Coxa 1 anterodistal corner rounded...................................................
E. pusilla
Chevreux, 1920
3. Gnathopod 1 merus expanded............................................................................ 4 - Gnathopod 1 merus unexpanded.......................................................................... 5
4. Uropod 3 outer ramus article 2 about one tenth length of article 1............................
E. epimera
Griffiths, 1974
- Uropod 3 outer ramus article 2 about one third length of article 1.................................
E. moretoni
sp. nov.
5. Antenna 1 accessory flagellum vestigial much less than length of article 1 of primary flagellum....................... 6
- Antenna 1 accessory flagellum with 1–2 small articles approaching length of article 1 of primary flagellum.............. 7
6. Coxa 1 anterodistal corner acute................................................
E. seychellensis
(
Chevreux, 1901
)
- Coxa 1 anterodistal corner rounded............................................
E. paraupolu
Ortiz & Lalana, 1997
7. Antenna 1 primary flagellum with 11–12 articles..........................................
E. chieregoi
Ruffo, 1985
- Antenna 1 primary flagellum with 17–19 articles............................................................. 8
8. Mandible palp article 3 subequal with article 2. Uropod 2 rami shorter than peduncle, subequal in length......................................................................................
E. ruffoi
Marti & Villora-Moreno, 1996
- Mandible palp article 3 longer than article 2. Uropod 2 inner ramus subequal with peduncle, outer ramus shorter than inner.................................................................................
E. upolu
J.L. Barnard, 1970