The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) of the World
Author
Gerken, Sarah
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-06-01
4428
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1
192
journal article
22652
10.11646/zootaxa.4428.1.1
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Hemilamprops bigibbus
Gamô, 1975
Hemilamprops bigibbus
Gamô, 1975: 1–6
, figs 1–3.
Type
material.
Deposition
unknown.
Sagami Bay
,
Japan
.
Not
seen
.
Diagnosis
. Carapace with several lateral ridges, with few setae anteriorly, dorsal crest entire. Telson 0.9 length of uropod peduncles, with 6 lateral setae, 3 terminal setae. Uropod exopod article 1 0.8 length of article 2.
Adult male
unknown.
Depth.
704 m
.
Distribution
. Sagami Bay,
Japan
,
35°N
,
139°E
(estimated from Google Earth).
Remarks
. This species is most similar to
H. pectinatus
, but can be differentiated by the proportions of the uropod exopod articles. In
H. bigibbus
,
article 1 of the uropod exopod is longer than article 2, while in
H. pectinatus
article 1 of the uropod exopod is equal to or shorter than article 2.
Remarks
. This species is represented by two specimens from the
Angola
Basin. The most similar species is
H. emiensis
from
Japan
. These species can be differentiated by the number of lateral setae on the telson. In
H. brenkei
there are four or fewer pairs of lateral setae, while in
H. emiensis
there are at least six pairs of lateral setae.