New species of small, bathypelagic calanoid copepods from the Arctic Ocean: Brodskius arcticus sp. nov. (Tharybidae) and three new species of Pertsovius gen. nov. (Discoidae)
Author
Andronov, Vladimir N.
Author
Kosobokova, Ksenia N.
text
Zootaxa
2011
2809
33
46
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.208016
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1175-5326
208016
Pertsovius tridentatus
gen. et sp. nov.
(
Figures 3–4
)
Material examined.
Holotype
: adult female, dissected, total body length 1.00 mm.
ZIN
accession number 91096. Collected during the R/V “Polarstern” cruise
ARK
XIV
/1a, station 45, Makarov Basin (
85° 45’N
and
177° 03’E
),
18 July 1998
, bottom depth
2452 m
, depth of collection 2000–
1500 m
.
Paratype
: adult female, dissected, total body length 1.00 mm.
ZIN
accession number 91097. Collected during the R/V “Polarstern” cruise
ARK
XIV
/1a, station 45, Makarov Basin (
85° 45’N
and
177° 03’E
),
18 July 1998
, bottom depth
2452 m
, depth of collection 2350–
2000 m
.
Species description.
Prosome ovoid in dorsal view (
Fig. 3
: 2), nearly 2.9 times as long as urosome and 2.1 times as long as wide. The first pediger separate from cephalosome, pedigers four and five fused.
Genital double somite almost symmetrical ventrally (
Fig. 3
: 4), slightly expanding laterally approximately equal in length to two following somites combined. Anterior part of genital double somite protruding ventrally (
Fig. 3
: 5). Spermathecae visible in ventral view but not obvious when viewed laterally. Anal somite nearly two times longer than preceding somite. Caudal rami slightly asymmetrical, with left ramus slightly longer than right, both bearing four setae.
Antennule of 24 free segments not reaching anal somite (
Fig. 3
: 3). Mouthparts (
Fig. 3
: 6–10) relatively well developed compared with other discoid genera, and of typical structure for genus. Maxilliped (
Fig. 3
: 11) syncoxa with no setae on lobe one.
Р1-Р4 (
Figs. 4
: 1–5) of typical structure for genus: endopods one-segmented, and exopods three-segmented. Outer spine on first segment of P1 exopod relatively long, but not reaching middle of third segment. Outer spines of second and third segments of exopod approximately equal in length, and almost two times shorter than outer spine on first segment. Outer spine on first exopodal segment of Р2 reaching distal border of second segment. Outer edge of third segment of P2 exopod with three external spines on both legs in
holotype
and
paratype
.
Differential diagnosis.
In the presence of three external spines on third segment of Р2,
P. tridentatus
sp. nov.
can be distinguished from all other species of this genus.
Etymology.
The specific name refers to the number of external spines on the distal segment of P2 exopod.