Cumacea from the continental shelf of Angola and Namibia with descriptions of new species
Author
Bochert, Ralf
Author
Zettler, Michael L.
text
Zootaxa
2011
2978
1
33
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.200990
4f504d65-4f1b-4038-bfe8-664d33cb0037
1175-5326
200990
Key to
Heterocuma
(adapted from
Corbera
et al.
, 2005
)
1 Dorsal plate of telsonic somite truncate posteriorly. Endopod of pleopod with narrow external process. External distal portion of basis of third maxilliped not produced, carpus straight.......................................... genus
Cumopsis
- Dorsal plate of telsonic somite excavated posteriorly. Endopod of pleopod without external process. External distal portion of basis of third maxilliped produced as a prominent lobe, carpus internal dilated..................... genus
Heterocuma
...2
2 Endopod of uropod distinctly shorter than peduncle.......................................................... 3
- Endopod of uropod at least as long as peduncle.............................................................. 5
3 Pereopod 2 and 3 with uniarticulate exopods..................................
H. africanum africanum
Zimmer, 1920
- Pereopod 2 and 3 with biarticulate exopods................................................................. 4
4 Pereopod 1 carpus subequal to propodus.......................................
H. africana intermedia
(
Fage, 1924
)
- Pereopod 1 carpus distinctly longer than propodus.......................................
H. ambrizetensis
sp. nov.
5 Uropod endopod article 1 shorter than article 2.............................................................. 6
- Uropod endopod article 1 longer than article 2...............................................
H. sarsi
Miers, 1879
6 Pleonites without carinae...........................................................
H. armatum
Kurian, 1954
- Pleonites with carinae.................................................................................. 7
7 Pereonites 2 and 3 with a paired dorsal carina, anterolateral margin of carapace smooth................................................................................................
H. inerme
Corbera, Trirado & Martin, 2005
- Pereonites 2 and 3 with a median dorsal carina and prominent dorsolateral and lateral carinae, anterolateral margin of carapace serrated........................................................................
H. andamani
Kurian, 1954