A new species of Medicorophium Bousfield, M. longisetosum n. sp. from the western Mediterranean, coast of Spain
Author
Myers, Alan A.
Author
De-La-Ossa-Carretero, Jose Antonio
Author
Dauvin, Jean-Claude
text
Zootaxa
2010
2450
53
60
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.195185
225c2249-283e-4c52-942a-894f7bc75360
1175-5326
195185
Key to the
Corophiini
of the Mediterranean coast of
Spain
1. Urosome segments coalesced ....................................................................................................................................... 2
- Urosome segments free................................................................................................................................................. 8
2. Uropods inserted in notches in lateral margins of urosome.......................................................................................... 3
- Uropods inserted in ventral surface of urosome .........................................................................
Apocorophium acutum
3. Antenna 2 article 4 with large terminal spine or spines (males)................................................................................... 4
- Antenna 2 article 4 with robust setae, but lacking spines (females)............................................................................. 6
4. Rostrum elongate, 1/3 length of antenna 1 article 1 .........................................................
Monocorophium insidiosum
- Rostrum short, less than 1/3 length of antenna 1 article 1............................................................................................ 5
5. Antenna 2 article 4 without robust setae........................................................................
Monocorophium acherusicum
- Antenna 2 article 4 with 2–3 robust setae..............................................................................
Monocorophium sextonae
6. Antenna 2 article 4 with solitary robust setae only................................................................
Monocorophium sextonae
- Antenna 2 article 4 with some paired robust setae ....................................................................................................... 7
7. Antenna 2 article 5 with two or more robust setae ........................................................
Monocorophium acherusicum
- Antenna 2 article 5 with one robust seta only...................................................................
Monocorophium insidiosum
8. Uropod 3 ramus short, spatulate ...................................................................................................
Corophium orientale
– Uropod 3 ramus elongate, parallel-sided ............................................................................................. ……………….9
9. Antenna 2 peduncular article 4 with an array of long robust setae................................
Medicorophium longistetosum
– Antenna 2 peduncular article 4 with a few short robust setae, or no robust setae ..................................................... 10
10. Rostrum triangular ..............................................................................................................
Medicorophium runcicorne
– Rostrum truncate .................................................................................................................
Medicorophium annulatum