An illustrated catalogue of the scalpellid barnacles (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Scalpellidae) collected during the HMS “ Challenger ” expedition and deposited in the Natural History Museum, London
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Shalaeva, Kate
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Boxshall, Geoff
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Zootaxa
2014
2014-05-29
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journal article
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Arcoscalpellum dubium
(
Hoek, 1883
)
Fig. 14
Scalpellum dubium
Hoek, 1883: 125
, pl. IV, figs 14–15.
Arcoscalpellum dubium
:
Zevina, 1981a: 348
;
Jones
et al.
, 1990:5
;
Jones, 2012: 369
, tables 1–2.
Material examined.
Holotype
NHM
UK
2013.1085,
Stn
184:
Pacific
,
Western Central
(Coral Sea);
2560 m
.
Diagnosis.
The original diagnosis of
Hoek (1883)
contained no appendage descriptions. The diagnosis should be amended to take into account the presence of a rostrum (See Remarks). A total of 14 capitular plates is present, not 13 as stated by
Hoek (1883)
Distribution.
Pacific, Western Central. Known depth
2560 m
.
FIGURE 13.
Arcoscalpellum africanum
(
Hoek, 1883
)
. “Challenger” Stn 135C: holotype (A) and paratype (B), left lateral view. Scale bar 10 mm.
Remarks.
This species is known from the
holotype
only.
Hoek (1883)
noted similarities between the carinal latus of
A. dubium
and that of
Trianguloscalpellum regium
(W. Thomson, 1873)
and
Arcoscalpellum michelottianum
(
Seguenza, 1876
)
.
Newman & Ross (1971)
noted similarities with
Arcoscalpellum acicularum
Newman & Ross, 1971
from off the
Falkland Islands
taken at a depth of
4008 m
, although they also pointed to the absence of a rostral plate in
A. dubium
as a major diagnostic feature separating these two species. We report here the presence of a small, transparent rostrum in the “Challenger”
holotype
. More detailed comparative study is required in order to confirm the validity of these species.