A revision of Eogammarus Birstein, 1933 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Anisogammaridae), with a description of a new species
Author
Tomikawa, Ko
Author
Morino, Hiroshi
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Toft, Jason
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Mawatari, Shunsuke F.
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Journal of Natural History
2006
J. Nat. Hist.
2006-08-28
40
17 - 18
1083
1148
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930600828859
journal article
10.1080/00222930600828859
1464-5262
41F5583D-BD6D-4FFF-961F-39AA6A6ECCE8
Key to the species of
Eogammarus
1. Urosomite 2 with four clusters of robust setae........... 2
– Urosomite 2 with two clusters of robust setae........... 3
2. Posterior margin of peduncular articles 4 and 5 each with 0–1 setal pair or cluster. Telson as long as wide..............
E. turgimanus
– Posterior margin of peduncular articles 4 and 5 each with 2–6 setal pairs or clusters. Telson longer than wide..............
E. ryotoensis
3. Pereopods 3–7 with numerous plumose setae. Ventral margin of epimera 2 and 3 with numerous plumose setae. Retinacula on pleopods triplicated..... 4
– Pereopods 3–7 with simple setae. Ventral margin of epimera 2 and 3 with simple setae. Retinacula on pleopods paired.............. 5
4. Aesthetascs on antenna 1 shorter than surrounding setae. Calceoli on antenna 2 wider than 0.25× width of respective flagellar article....
E. psammophilus
– Aesthetascs on antenna 1 longer than surrounding setae. Calceoli on antenna 2 narrower than 0.25× width of respective flagellar article.....
E. schmidti
5. Peduncular article 1 of antenna 2 lacking robust setae. Outer margin on palp article 1 of maxilla 1 with setae................. 6
– Peduncular article 1 of antenna 2 with robust setae. Outer margin on palp article 1 of maxilla 1 lacking setae................ 10
6. Pleonites dorsally carinate..............
E. tiuschovi
– Pleonites dorsally smooth................. 7
7. Peduncular article 1 of antenna 1 with slender posterodistal seta. Posterior setae on bases of pereopods 6 and 7 shorter than half width of ischium. Ventral margins of epimera 2 and 3 with robust setae only..........
E. possjeticus
– Peduncular article 1 of antenna 1 with robust posterodistal seta. Posterior setae on bases of pereopods 6 and 7 longer than half width of ischium. Ventral margins of epimera 2 and 3 with slender or slender+robust setae......... 8
8. Flagellar articles on antenna 1 each with two aesthetascs....
E. itotomikoae
– Flagellar articles on antenna 1 each with one aesthetasc........ 9
9. Longest posterior seta on basis of male pereopod 7 shorter than width of ischium. Robust apical setae on telson shorter than slender apical setae....
E. kygi
– Longest posterior seta on basis of male pereopod 7 longer than width of ischium. Robust apical setae on telson longer than slender apical setae...
E. barbatus
10. Antenna 2 of female with calceoli. Robust apical setae on telson shorter than slender apical setae or as long as slender apical setae.....
E. confervicolus
– Antenna 2 of female lacking calceoli. Robust apical setae on telson longer than slender apical setae.................
E. oclairi