A taxonomic review of the Leucothoidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) 3078
Author
White, Kristine N.
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Zootaxa
2011
2011-10-28
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3078.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3078.1.1
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Key to species of
Anamixis
1 Head anterodistal margin oblique (fig. 2a).................................................................. 2
- Head anterodistal margin rounded (fig. 2b), quadrate (fig. 2c), subquadrate (fig. 2d), or concave (fig. 2e)................ 3
2 Head without lateral ridge (fig. 2f); coxa 2 less than half width of coxae 3–4 (fig.
2g
); gnathopod 1 propodus palm dentate (fig. 2i); gnathopod 2 basis with tubercles (fig. 2k), propodus mediofacial setal row above midline and reaching less than half propodus length (fig.
2m
).......................................................................
A. cavatura
- Head with lateral ridge (fig. 2a); coxa 2 0.5–1 x width of coxae 3–4 (fig. 2h); gnathopod 1 propodus palm serrate (fig. 2j); gnathopod 2 basis without tubercles (fig. 2l), propodus mediofacial setal row displaced to midline and reaching greater than half propodus length (fig. 2n)..........................................................................
A. vanga
3 Gnathopod 2 coxa distal margin excavate (fig.2o)............................................................ 4
- Gnathopod 2 coxa distal margin not excavate (fig. 2h)........................................................ 6
4 Eyes with 9 ocelli (fig. 2e); gnathopod 1 propodus palm serrate (fig. 2p); gnathopod 2 coxa greatly enlarged (fig. 2o), dactylus apically bifid (fig. 2s)..........................................................................
A. falarikia
- Eyes with 10 or more ocelli (fig. 2c); gnathopod 1 propodus palm dentate (fig. 2q) or smooth (fig. 2r); gnathopod 2 coxa not greatly enlarged (fig.
2g
), dactylus apically acute (fig.
2t
)...................................................... 5
5 Antenna 1 peduncle width greater than 2 x article 2 (fig. 3a); gnathopod 1 coxa distal margin excavate (fig. 3c), palm dentate (fig. 2q); gnathopod 2 basis without tubercles (fig. 2l), propodus mediofacial setal row displaced to midline (fig. 2n)...................................................................................................
A. tangaroa
- Antenna 1 peduncle width less than 2 x article 2 (fig. 3b); gnathopod 1 coxa distal margin rounded (fig. 3d), palm smooth (fig. 3e); gnathopod 2 basis with tubercles (fig. 2k), propodus mediofacial setal row above midline (fig.
2m
).........
A. yarrega
6 Gnathopod 2 carpus with subdistal tooth (fig. 3f)............................................................. 7
- Gnathopod 2 carpus without subdistal tooth (fig.
3g
)......................................................... 11
7 Gnathopod 1 carpus terminal ornamentation absent, propodus geniculate (fig. 3h)................................... 8
- Gnathopod 1 carpus with terminal ornamentation, propodus curved (fig. 3i)....................................... 9
8 Maxilliped inner plates fused (fig. 3k); gnathopod 1 coxa anterodistal corner subtriangular without cusp (fig. 3l); gnathopod 2 coxa distal margin convex with middistal projection, basis anterior margin setose, propodus mediofacial setal row displaced to midline, palm convex with projections, dactylus straight (fig. 3n)........................................
A. aldabra
- Maxilliped inner plates with small cleft (fig. 3j); gnathopod 1 coxa anterodistal corner subquadrate with cusp (fig.
3m
); gnathopod 2 coxa distal margin rounded, basis anterior margin bare, propodus mediofacial setal row above midline, palm linear, smooth, dactylus curved (fig. 3o)............................................................
A. nedcampensis
9 Maxilliped palp article 4 apically bifid (fig. 3p); gnathopod 1 carpus with two terminal spines (fig. 3r); gnathopod 2 coxa anterodistal margin with cusp (fig. 3o), carpus with small subdistal tooth (fig.
3t
); coxa 4 distal margin excavate (fig. 3w)...................................................................................................
A. barnardi
- Maxilliped palp article 4 apically acute (fig. 3q); gnathopod 1 carpus with one terminal seta (fig. 3i); gnathopod 2 coxa anterodistal margin without cusp (fig. 3s), carpus with large subdistal tooth (fig. 3u); coxa 4 distal margin produced (fig. 3v).... 10
10 Gnathopod 1 coxa anterodistal margin subtriangular, facial setae absent (fig. 3c), propodus posterior margin with a single seta (fig. 4c); gnathopod 2 carpus curved, propodus mediofacial setal row above midline, palm smooth (fig. 4d)......
A. dentatus
- Gnathopod 1 coxa anterodistal margin rounded, facial setae present (fig. 4a), propodus posterior margin with two long setae (fig. 4b); gnathopod 2 carpus straight, propodus mediofacial setal row displaced to midline, palm with projections (fig. 4e).................................................................................................
A. mahe
11 Gnathopod 2 dactylus proximal margin with ornamentation (fig. 2s)............................................ 12
- Gnathopod 2 dactylus proximal margin smooth (fig.
2t
)...................................................... 16
12 Eyes with seven ocelli (fig. 2b); gnathopod 1 vestigal (fig.
4g
)................................................. 21
- Eyes with 10 or more ocelli (fig. 2a); gnathopod 1 well developed (fig. 4f); gnathopod 2 coxa distal margin bare, basis without serrate ridge (fig. 4i).................................................................................. 13
13 Gnathopod 1 carpus with terminal ornamentation, propodus palm smooth (fig. 4f); gnathopod 2 coxa broader than long, propodus palm linear, dactylus proximal margin bare (fig. 4i)...............................................
A. hanseni
- Gnathopod 1 carpus without terminal ornamentation, propodus palm with ornamentation (fig. 4j); gnathopod 2 coxa longer than broad or equally as long as broad, propodus palm convex, dactylus proximal margin setose (fig. 4k)............... 14
14 Coxa 2 equally as long as broad, greatly enlarged (fig. 2o), anterior margin serrate, distal margin convex with mid-distal projection; gnathopod 2 basis with setose posterior margin, carpus reaching 0.4–0.6 x propodus length, dactylus straight (fig. 4k)..........................................................................................
A. papuaensis
- Coxa 2 longer than broad, subequal (fig.
2g
) or slightly larger than coxae 3–4 (fig. 2h), anterior margin smooth, distal margin rounded; gnathopod 2 basis with bare posterior margin, carpus reaching greater than 0.6 x propodus length, dactylus curved (fig. 4l)............................................................................................. 15
15 Head anterodistal margin quadrate with cusp (fig. 2c); antenna 1 peduncle width greater than 2 x article 2 (fig. 3a); maxilliped inner plates with small cleft (fig. 3j); gnathopod 1 basis slightly inflated, propodus with apical pore (fig.
4m
); gnathopod 2 basis anterior margin with one large distal tubercle, dactylus proximal margin with two tubercles (fig. 4l)........
A. ningaloo
- Head anterodistal margin rounded without cusp (fig. 2b); antenna 1 peduncle width less than 2 x article 2 (fig. 3b); maxilliped inner plates fused (fig. 3k); gnathopod 1 basis distally expanded, propodus without apical pore (fig. 4n); gnathopod 2 basis anterior margin smooth (fig. 4o), dactylus proximal margin with one tubercle (fig. 4p).......................
A. pacifica
16 Gnathopod 1 vestigal..........................................................................
A. vestigium
- Gnathopod 1 well-developed........................................................................... 17
17 Maxilliped inner plates separate (fig. 4q); coxa 1 distal margin excavate (fig. 3c); gnathopod 2 carpus reaching 0.4–0.6 x propodus length, propodus palm sub-rectangular (fig. 4s)...............................................
A. torrida
- Maxilliped inner plates fused (fig. 3k) or with small cleft (fig. 3j); coxa 1 distal margin straight or with projection (fig. 4r); gnathopod 2 carpus reaching greater than 0.6 x propodus length, propodus palm linear (fig.
4t
).......................... 18
18 Antenna 1 peduncle width greater than 2 x article 2 (fig. 3a); gnathopod 1 coxa anterior margin setose, distal margin serrate (fig. 4r), propodus straight (fig.
4m
); gnathopod 2 propodus posterior margin with spines/serrations (fig.
4t
); coxae 3–4 anterior and distal margins setose (fig. 5a)................................................................
A. excalibur
- Antenna 1 peduncle width less than 2 x article 2 (fig. 3b); gnathopod 1 coxa anterior margin bare, distal margin smooth (fig. 3d), propodus curved (fig. 4f); gnathopod 2 propodus posterior margin without spines/serrations (fig. 4e); coxae 3–4 anterior and distal margins bare (fig.
2g
)......................................................................... 19
19 Gnathopod 2 coxa less than ½ width of coxae 3–4 (fig. 5a), carpus anterior margin with indentation, propodus anterior margin with ornamentation, palm with large projections (fig. 5b); coxa 4 distal margin with cusp (fig. 5d)..............
A. bazimut
- Gnathopod 2 coxa 0.5–1.0 x width of coxae 3–4 (fig.
2g
), carpus anterior margin smooth, propodus anterior margin without ornamentation, palm with small projections (fig. 5c); coxa 4 distal margin without cusp (fig. 5e)...................... 20
20 Head anterodistal margin with cusp (fig. 2c); maxilliped inner plates with small cleft (fig. 3j); gnathopod 1 basis expanded, propodus palm dentate (fig.
5g
); pereopods 5–7 bases posterior margins setose (fig. 5i); epimeron 3 posteroventral margin subquadrate (fig. 5k)............................................................................
A. kateluensis
- Head anterodistal margin without cusp (fig. 5f); maxilliped inner plates fused (fig. 3k); gnathopod 1 basis linear, propodus palm serrate (fig. 5h); pereopods 5–7 bases posterior margins bare (fig. 5j); epimeron 3 posteroventral margin sinuous with a simple cusp (fig. 5l).............................................................................
A. moana
21 Gnathopod 2 coxa distal margin setose, basis with serrate ridge (fig. 4h), propodus mediofacial setal row long, reaching greater than half of propodus length, dactylus with tubercles (fig. 27u).............................................
A. jebbi
- Gnathopod 2 coxa distal margin bare, basis smooth, propodus mediofacial setal row short, reaching less than half of propodus length, dactylus smooth (fig. 27v).............................................................
A. bananarama