Eleven New Species and a New Genus of Diastylidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) from Australia and One New Species from Canada
Author
Gerken, Sarah
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Records of the Australian Museum
2014
2014-02-26
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.66.2014.1601
journal article
10.3853/j.2201-4349.66.2014.1601
2201-4349
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Key to all species of
Paradiastylis
1 Telson longer than uropod peduncles .......................................................................
P. capillata
—— Telson shorter than uropod peduncles ....................................................................................... 2
2 Telson more than ½ peduncle length ......................................................................................... 3
—— Telson less than ½ peduncle length ........................................................................................... 5
3 Carapace with ridges .........................................................................
P. occidensaustralis
n. sp.
—— Carapace without ridges, covered in fine spines ....................................................................... 4
4 Telson with distinct post-anal region .......................................................................
P. bathyalis
—— Telson tubular, without distinct post-anal region .................................
P. botanybayensis
n. sp.
5 Carapace with ridges ................................................................................................................. 7
—— Carapace without ridges ............................................................................................................ 6
6 Carapace with small spines, may be difficult to see .......................................
P. berentsae
n. sp.
—— Carapace smooth, without spines ...............................................................................
P. whitleyi
7 Carapace with 1 lateral ridge ..................................................................................
P. culicoides
—— Carapace with more than 1 lateral ridge .................................................................................... 8
8 Carapace with 4 lateral ridges ..............................................................................
P. brachyuran
—— Carapace with 3 lateral ridges ................................................................................................... 9
9 Uropod peduncle much longer than pleonite 6 and telson together .......................................... 10
—— Uropod peduncle shorter than pleonite 6 and telson together .......................................
P. mollis
10 Pereopod 2 carpus shorter than propodus and dactylus together ..............................
P. longipes
—— Pereopod 2 carpus as long or longer than propodus and dactylus together .........................................................................................................................
P. belone