A revision of the genus Paraleptognathia Kudinova-Pasternak, 1981 (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) and description of four new species
Author
Guerrero-Kommritz, Jürgen
text
Zootaxa
2004
2004-04-02
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.481.1.1
journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.481.1.1
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Paraleptognathia typica
KudinovaPasternak, 1981
Material examined: none.
Distribution: this species is only known from the
type
locality in the North Pacific Ocean,
RV
”Vitjaz”, St. 6006,
22° 45´N
173°44´E
,
5200 m
.
Remarks: The
type
material could not be found in the Museum of Zoology of Moscow Lomonosow University. The present remarks refer to the original figures and description of (KudinovaPasternak 1981:107). This species is about
2.7 mm
in length. Antenna with a constriction or fusion line at article 4. The pleopod exopod is composed of two articles. The uropod articles 1 of endopod and exopod are naked. Cheliped with a well developed carpal shield comprising about one third of the carpus, covered with fine setules, similar to
P. bacescui
. Merus, carpus and propodus of pereopod 1 have a row of ventral spinules. The illustrations as well as the text give no more information.