New species and records of Asellota from the Indian Ocean (Crustacea: Peracarida: Isopoda)
Author
Kensley, B
Author
Schotte, M
text
Journal of Natural History
2002
36
1421
1461
journal article
1464-5262
Hansenium expansum
sp. nov.
(gure 14)
Type material.
HOLOTYPE
:
USNM 253205
,
3.1 mm
, sta
JR-33
A,
Nosy Bé
,
Madagascar
,
1 m
,
15 January 1964
.
PARATYPES
:
USNM 253206
, two
2.8–3.1 mm
, four ovigerous 2.9–3.0 mm,
four juveniles
, same data as holotype
;
USNM 253207
, two
2.8 mm
, three, sta
JR-29
A,
Nosy Bé
,
Madagascar
,
1.5 m
,
11 January 1964
.
Other material.
ZMUC
, two, one ovigerous, one, sta CRU-1893, coral from
Murogo Reef
,
Zanzibar
,
14 m
,
20 September 1995
;
ZMUC
, four, two ovigerous, two, ve juveniles, sta CRU-1926,
Murogo Reef
,
Zanzibar
,
9 m
,
20 September 1995
.
Diagnosis.
Rostrum basally wider than long, tapering to truncate anterior margin. Pleotelson 1.2 times wider than midlength, lateral margin with single tooth. Eyes reniform. Pereopod
1 in
male, carpus with lateral surface expanded into broad subcircular lobe bearing fringe of setae; propodus with proximal region of posterior margin expanded into broad setose lobe bearing single articulated robust seta, distinctly oVset from rest of palm, latter with four low triangular teeth; dactylus with row of 12 short serrate setae on posterior margin. Operculum of female shield-shaped, 1.5 times longer than greatest width.
FIG. 14.
Hansenium expansum
sp. nov.
: (A) male dorsal view; (B) male pereopod 1; (C) female pereopod 1; (D) male pleopod 2; (E) female opercular pleopod 2.
Etymology.
The speci c name refers to the expanded nature of the carpus of pereopod
1 in
the male.