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<emphasis id="B943EA959E60567FF79EFC27FE49F1F8" bold="true" box="[151,392,943,969]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="468">Liropus minusculus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E60567FF79EFC7EFED0F63E" bold="true" box="[151,273,1014,1039]" pageId="1" pageNumber="468">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Eyes present. Body dorsally smooth. Anterolateral projections on pereonites 2, 3 and
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males and absent in females. Flagellum of antenna 1 more than two-articulate. Basis of gnathopod 2 longer than pereonite 2. Pereopods 3 and 4 one-articulate. Pereopods 5 one-articulate (although with a second article incompletely tabicated). Abdomen with two pairs of one-articulate appendages in males, one of them rudimentary
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material.
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: male, 3.3 mm (body and 2 slides) (CMNC 2013-0001) and
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female, 2.1 mm (body) (CMNC 2010-6721), collected from a small cave at Isthmus Reef,
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depth, Santa Catalina Island, California,
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, approximately
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,
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.
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The specific name
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refers to the small size of the specimens, which is the smallest species of
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.
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Only known from the
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locality.
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Description.
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,
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male (3.3 mm).
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E60567FF7CEFA0BFE95F7AB" box="[199,340,1411,1435]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="468">Lateral view</emphasis>
(
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). Body dorsally smooth. Head rounded, lacking any projections, eyes present. Pereonite 1 fused with head, suture present. Pereonites 2, 3 and 4 provided with a pair of anterolateral projections. Pereonites 3 and 4 with a developed pleura laterally. Pereonite 5 the longest. Pereonite 7 the shortest. Pereonites 6 and 7 slightly tabicated.
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E60567FF7CEF99BFF3CF41A" box="[199,253,1555,1579]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="468">Gills</emphasis>
(
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). Present on pereonites 3-4, oval, length about 1.5 times width. Gills on pereonite 3 larger than those on pereonite 4.
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E60567FF7CEF9D3FE8BF442" box="[199,330,1627,1651]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="468">Mouthparts</emphasis>
(
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). Mandibles with trituritive molar and three-articulate palp; distal article of palp the longest, with one setae apically; left mandible with incisor and lacinia mobilis five-dentate, accessory spine row with two spines; incisor of right mandible five-dentate, lacinia mobilis looking like a spine, followed by two more spines; molar flake present in the right mandible as a broad blade. Lower lip without setae; inner lobes almost fused. Maxilla 1 outer lobe carrying seven spines, palp two-articulate, distal article with four apical spines and one medial setae. Maxilla 2 inner lobe trapezoidal, shorter than outer lobe, carrying five distal setae; outer lobe rectangular, with seven apical setae. Maxilliped inner plate rectangular carrying two setae and a two nodular setae; outer plate oval, with three setae; palp four-articulate, second article the longest, third article provided with a distal projection and dactylus with two setae and tiny setulae distally.
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E60567FF7CEF817FEF0F587" box="[199,305,1951,1974]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="468">Antennae</emphasis>
(
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and
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). Antenna 1 about one third of body length; peduncular articles
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ratio of 1: 1.5: 0.6, proximal article of peduncle without projection; flagellum 5-articulate. Antenna 2 about two-thirds of antenna 1; peduncular articles
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ratio of 1: 1.5, proximal peduncular article with a well developed acute gland cone distally; swimming setae absent; flagellum two-articulate.
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E63567CF7CEFF68FE91F2C9" box="[199,336,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">Gnathopods</emphasis>
(
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and
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). Gnathopod 1 basis longer than the combination of ischium, merus and carpus; margin of propodus relatively straight, palm finely serrated; proximal grasping spine present, dactylus bifid distally. Gnathopod 2 inserted on the anterior half of pereonite 2; basis twice as long as pereonite
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length; ischium rectangular; merus rounded; carpus short and triangular; propodus elongated, as long as basis, anterior margin strongly convex; palm long and concave, setose, with proximal projection provided with one grasping spine, followed by a strong toothlike projection; dactylus with setulae and narrowed medially, reaching grasping spine.
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E63567CF7CEFE54FEFFF3C5" box="[199,318,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">Pereopods</emphasis>
(
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and
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). Pereopod 3 and 4 extremely reduced, one-articulate, with two and three setae distally. Pereopod 5 one-articulate (with a minute article distally, not totally tabicated), with 4 setae distally. Pereopod 6 six-articulate, attached to the posterior end of the pereonite, basis without carina, ischium short and rectangular, propodus and carpus palm carrying a row of spines, dactylus strongly curved. Pereopod 7 larger than pereopod 6, but similar in feature, carpus and propodus proportionately longer, dactylus longer and straighter.
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E63567CF7CEFD19FECBF099" box="[199,266,657,680]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">Penes</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="130C2A029E63567CF610FD07FE9DF099" box="[281,348,655,680]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1969,1991]" captionTargetBox="[215,1378,204,1943]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[195,1392,193,1948]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Liropus minusculus n. sp. Holotype male pereopods 3 - 7 and abdomen. Paratype female abdomen." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/221486/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
) situated medially, distinctive, oval, length ca 1.5 times width.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8836879E63567CF7CEFD3CFEA5F0C1" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,933]" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E63567CF7CEFD3CFEF0F0FD" box="[199,305,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">Abdomen</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="130C2A029E63567CF649FD3CFE45F0FD" box="[320,388,692,717]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1969,1991]" captionTargetBox="[215,1378,204,1943]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[195,1392,193,1948]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Liropus minusculus n. sp. Holotype male pereopods 3 - 7 and abdomen. Paratype female abdomen." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/221486/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">Fig. 4</figureCitation>
) with two pairs of one-articulate appendages, one of them rudimentary, a pair of lobes, and a single dorsal lobe.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8836879E63567CF7CEFD74FB89F194" blockId="2.[151,1437,151,933]" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E63567CF7CEFD74FEFBF124" bold="true" box="[199,314,764,789]" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">
<typeStatus id="548C88259E63567CF7CEFD74FEF7F124" box="[199,310,764,789]" pageId="2" pageNumber="469" type="paratype">Paratype</typeStatus>
,
</emphasis>
female (2.1 mm). Similar to the male except for the following characteristics: head relatively shorter. Antenna 1 flagellum 4-articulate. Presence of oostegites on pereonites 3 and 4, oostegites setose on pereonite 3 (
<figureCitation id="130C2A029E63567CF62DFCCCFEA7F16D" box="[292,358,836,861]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1925,1947]" captionTargetBox="[170,1410,1022,1875]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[157,1429,1012,1889]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Liropus minusculus n. sp. Lateral view, left side, holotype male and paratype female." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/221483/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
). Pereonite 2, 3 and 4 lacking lateral projections. Gnathopod 2 (
<figureCitation id="130C2A029E63567CF334FCCCFB41F16D" box="[1085,1152,836,861]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1953,1975]" captionTargetBox="[209,1383,206,1904]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[197,1392,193,1927]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Liropus minusculus n. sp. Holotype male antennae, gnathopod 1 and 2. Paratype female gnathopod 2." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/221485/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
) basis much shorter than in male, propodus much smaller and more oval in shape, palm slightly convex with only one weak proximal projection, dactylus straighter, not setose. Abdomen (
<figureCitation id="130C2A029E63567CF5E5FC04FCE8F195" box="[748,809,908,933]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="5.[151,250,1969,1991]" captionTargetBox="[215,1378,204,1943]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[195,1392,193,1948]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 4. Liropus minusculus n. sp. Holotype male pereopods 3 - 7 and abdomen. Paratype female abdomen." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/221486/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">Fig 4</figureCitation>
) without any projections.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="DF48660F9E63567CF79EF80DFBB6F5AA" box="[151,1143,1925,1948]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/221483/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="469" targetBox="[170,1410,1022,1875]" targetPageId="2">
<paragraph id="8B8836879E63567CF79EF80DFBB6F5AA" blockId="2.[151,1143,1925,1948]" box="[151,1143,1925,1948]" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E63567CF79EF80DFED2F5AA" bold="true" box="[151,275,1925,1947]" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E63567CF610F80FFE1EF5AA" box="[281,479,1925,1948]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">Liropus minusculus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27057EE9E63567CF6ECF80EFDDEF5AA" box="[485,543,1926,1947]" pageId="2" pageNumber="469" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E63567CF6ECF80EFDDEF5AA" bold="true" box="[485,543,1926,1947]" pageId="2" pageNumber="469">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
Lateral view, left side, holotype male and paratype female.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF48660F9E62567DF79EF834FCFBF5E3" box="[151,826,1980,2002]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/221484/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="470" targetBox="[203,1374,195,1930]" targetPageId="3">
<paragraph id="8B8836879E62567DF79EF834FCFBF5E3" blockId="3.[151,826,1980,2002]" box="[151,826,1980,2002]" pageId="3" pageNumber="470">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E62567DF79EF834FED2F5E0" bold="true" box="[151,275,1980,2002]" pageId="3" pageNumber="470">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E62567DF610F835FE1EF5E3" box="[281,479,1980,2002]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="3" pageNumber="470" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="minusculus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E62567DF610F835FE1EF5E3" box="[281,479,1980,2002]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="470">Liropus minusculus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27057EE9E62567DF6ECF835FDDEF5E3" box="[485,543,1981,2002]" pageId="3" pageNumber="470" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E62567DF6ECF835FDDEF5E3" bold="true" box="[485,543,1981,2002]" pageId="3" pageNumber="470">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
Holotype male mouthparts.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF48660F9E65567AF79EF829FADFF586" box="[151,1310,1953,1975]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/221485/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="471" targetBox="[209,1383,206,1904]" targetPageId="4">
<paragraph id="8B8836879E65567AF79EF829FADFF586" blockId="4.[151,1310,1953,1975]" box="[151,1310,1953,1975]" pageId="4" pageNumber="471">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E65567AF79EF829FED3F587" bold="true" box="[151,274,1953,1975]" pageId="4" pageNumber="471">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E65567AF610F82AFE1EF586" box="[281,479,1953,1975]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="4" pageNumber="471" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="minusculus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E65567AF610F82AFE1EF586" box="[281,479,1953,1975]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="471">Liropus minusculus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27057EE9E65567AF6ECF82AFDDEF586" box="[485,543,1954,1975]" pageId="4" pageNumber="471" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E65567AF6ECF82AFDDEF586" bold="true" box="[485,543,1954,1975]" pageId="4" pageNumber="471">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
Holotype male antennae, gnathopod 1 and 2. Paratype female gnathopod 2.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF48660F9E64567BF79EF839FB38F5F6" box="[151,1273,1969,1991]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/221486/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="472" targetBox="[215,1378,204,1943]" targetPageId="5">
<paragraph id="8B8836879E64567BF79EF839FB38F5F6" blockId="5.[151,1273,1969,1991]" box="[151,1273,1969,1991]" pageId="5" pageNumber="472">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E64567BF79EF839FED2F5F7" bold="true" box="[151,275,1969,1991]" pageId="5" pageNumber="472">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E64567BF610F83AFE1EF5F6" box="[281,479,1969,1991]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="5" pageNumber="472" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="minusculus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E64567BF610F83AFE1EF5F6" box="[281,479,1969,1991]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="472">Liropus minusculus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B943EA959E64567BF6ECF83AFDDEF5F6" bold="true" box="[485,543,1970,1991]" pageId="5" pageNumber="472">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27057EE9E64567BF6ECF83AFDDEF5F6" box="[485,543,1970,1991]" pageId="5" pageNumber="472" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
Holotype male pereopods 3-7 and abdomen. Paratype female abdomen.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C32D650C9E665679F7CEFF1FFB6DF0B4" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8B8836879E665679F7CEFF1FFDCBF3E1" blockId="7.[151,1436,151,645]" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F7CEFF1FFEFAF281" bold="true" box="[199,315,151,176]" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Remarks.</emphasis>
The genus
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F6C3FF10FDE1F29E" box="[458,544,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, established by Mayer (1890) now includes nine species:
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F3D8FF10FEECF2E5" authority="Mayer, 1920" authorityName="Mayer" authorityYear="1920" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="africanus">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F3D8FF10FA5DF281" box="[1233,1436,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus africanus</emphasis>
Mayer, 1920
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F634FF35FCC3F2E5" authority="Guerra-Garcia, 2004" authorityName="Guerra-Garcia" authorityYear="2004" box="[317,770,188,212]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="azorensis">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F634FF35FDC6F2E5" box="[317,519,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus azorensis</emphasis>
Guerra-García, 2004
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F41AFF35FF13F2C9" authority="Guerra-Garcia, Sorbe &amp; Frutos., 2008" authorityName="Guerra-Garcia, Sorbe &amp; Frutos." authorityYear="2008" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cachuchoensis">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F41AFF35FBD8F2E5" box="[787,1049,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus cachuchoensis</emphasis>
Guerra-García, Sorbe &amp; Frutos., 2008
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F7E9FF68FD86F2C9" authority="Mayer, 1890" authorityName="Mayer" authorityYear="1890" box="[224,583,224,248]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="elongatus">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F7E9FF68FE6CF2C9" box="[224,429,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus elongatus</emphasis>
Mayer, 1890
</taxonomicName>
(
<typeStatus id="548C88259E665679F550FF68FD4AF2C9" box="[601,651,224,248]" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">type</typeStatus>
species);
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F409FF68FBB8F2C9" authority="Chevreux, 1927" authorityName="Chevreux" authorityYear="1927" box="[768,1145,223,248]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F409FF68FC74F2C9" box="[768,949,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus gracilis</emphasis>
Chevreux, 1927
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F38FFF68FF13F32C" authority="Mori, 1995" authorityName="Mori" authorityYear="1995" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="japonicus">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F38FFF68FA92F2C6" box="[1158,1363,224,247]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus japonicus</emphasis>
Mori, 1995
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F7E8FE8DFD80F32D" authority="Mayer, 1890" authorityName="Mayer" authorityYear="1890" box="[225,577,260,285]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="minimus">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F7E8FE8DFE60F32D" box="[225,417,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus minimus</emphasis>
Mayer, 1890
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F559FE8DFCEEF32D" box="[592,815,260,284]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="minusculus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F559FE8DFCEEF32D" box="[592,815,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus minusculus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27057EE9E665679F433FE8CFCBCF32C" box="[826,893,260,285]" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F433FE8CFCBCF32C" bold="true" box="[826,893,260,285]" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F4B2FE8DFAB8F32D" authority="Guerra-Garcia, 2003" authorityName="Guerra-Garcia" authorityYear="2003" box="[955,1401,260,284]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nelsonae">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F4B2FE8DFB41F32D" box="[955,1152,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus nelsonae</emphasis>
Guerra-García, 2003
</taxonomicName>
. A morphological comparison among
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F517FEA0FDB5F30E" box="[542,628,296,319]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species is given in Table 1. The new species
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F378FEA0FA8DF371" box="[1137,1356,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus minusculus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from all its congeners mainly by the following characteristics: presence of anterolateral projections on pereonites 2, 3 and
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males, pereopod 5 one-articulate and abdomen with two pairs of abdominal appendages in males.
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F60BFE1DFE5CF39D" box="[258,413,404,428]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="minusculus">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F60BFE1DFE5CF39D" box="[258,413,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">L. minusculus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is the smallest
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F543FE1DFD61F39D" box="[586,672,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species, although
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F467FE1DFC35F39D" box="[878,1012,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">L. africanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F30AFE1DFB4CF39D" box="[1027,1165,405,428]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="japonicus">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F30AFE1DFB4CF39D" box="[1027,1165,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">L. japonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F3CAFE1DFAFEF39D" box="[1219,1343,405,428]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="minimus">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F3CAFE1DFAFEF39D" box="[1219,1343,405,428]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">L. minimus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are also characterised by small body size.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8836879E665679F7CEFE55FB6DF0B4" blockId="7.[151,1436,151,645]" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F7CEFE55FE62F3C5" box="[199,419,476,500]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="minusculus">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F7CEFE55FE62F3C5" box="[199,419,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus minusculus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
represents the first record of the genus
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F46BFE55FC79F3C5" box="[866,952,477,500]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F46BFE55FC79F3C5" box="[866,952,477,500]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the north-east Pacific (
<figureCitation id="130C2A029E665679F3D5FE54FAE0F3C4" box="[1244,1313,476,501]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1483,1505]" captionTargetBox="[167,1421,712,1456]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,700,1462]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 5. Distribution map of Liropus species. Information has been obtained from Mayer (1890, 1903, 1920), Chevreux (1927), Krapp-Schickel (1993), Mori (1995), Guerra-García (2003, 2004) and Guerra-García et al. (2008)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/221487/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
). The only other species described from the Pacific Ocean is
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F5C0FD89FC95F026" box="[713,852,512,536]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="japonicus">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F5C0FD89FC95F026" box="[713,852,512,536]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">L. japonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the north-west Pacific. The remaining species have been collected from Atlantic or Mediterranean waters. The genus is mainly distributed in the border area between the tropical and temperate zones. Further studies are necessary to check if the genus
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F3E6FDC0FA84F06E" box="[1263,1349,584,607]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus</emphasis>
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is also distributed along the Indian Ocean and to elucidate the global distribution of
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F4FFFDE5FB8DF0B5" box="[1014,1100,621,644]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus</emphasis>
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species.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8836879E665679F79EFA43FB0FF7CE" blockId="7.[151,1435,1483,1535]" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F79EFA43FED5F7D1" bold="true" box="[151,276,1483,1505]" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Distribution map of
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F6F8FA44FDFEF7D0" box="[497,575,1484,1505]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus</emphasis>
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species. Information has been obtained from Mayer (1890, 1903, 1920), Chevreux (1927), Krapp-Schickel (1993), Mori (1995), Guerra-García (2003, 2004) and Guerra-García
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F343FA62FBBCF7CE" box="[1098,1149,1513,1535]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">et al.</emphasis>
(2008).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C32D650C9E665676F79EF9D8FA5DF34B" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="475" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" type="description">
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F79EF9D8FC91F458" bold="true" box="[151,848,1616,1641]" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">
Illustrated key to the world species of
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F555F9D8FD77F459" bold="true" box="[604,694,1616,1640]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">Liropus</emphasis>
Mayer, 1890
</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8836879E665679F79EF9FCFC5AF4BC" blockId="7.[151,1188,1616,1713]" box="[151,923,1652,1677]" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">
(Modified from Guerra-García, 2004 and Guerra-García
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F41DF9FDFC8DF4BD" box="[788,844,1652,1676]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">et al.</emphasis>
, 2008)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8836879E665679F79EF910FB65F480" blockId="7.[151,1188,1616,1713]" box="[151,1188,1688,1713]" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">See figure 6, which illustrates the morphological characters used in conjunction with the key</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8836879E665676F79EF957FA56F313" blockId="7.[151,1436,1759,2016]" lastBlockId="8.[151,1436,151,378]" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="475" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">
1a. Pereopods 3 and 4 two-articulate.............................................. ..
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F355F968FA5DF4C4" authority="Guerra-Garcia, 2004" authorityName="Guerra-Garcia" authorityYear="2004" box="[1116,1436,1759,1781]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="azorensis">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F355F968FB11F4C4" box="[1116,1232,1760,1781]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">L. azorensis</emphasis>
Guerra-García, 2004
</taxonomicName>
1b. Pereopods 3 and 4 one-articulate......................................................................... 2 2a. Pereopod 5 one-articulate................................................................
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F3E8F893FAA7F501" box="[1249,1382,1818,1840]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="minusculus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F3E8F893FAA7F501" box="[1249,1382,1818,1840]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">L. minusculus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F265F892FA5DF501" bold="true" box="[1388,1436,1818,1840]" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">n.sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
2b. Pereopod 5 two or three-articulate........................................................................ 3 3a. Pereopod 5 three-articulate.....................................................
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F354F8DDFA5DF55B" authority="Guerra-Garcia, 2003" authorityName="Guerra-Garcia" authorityYear="2003" box="[1117,1436,1876,1898]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nelsonae">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F354F8DDFB0FF55B" box="[1117,1230,1876,1898]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">L. nelsonae</emphasis>
Guerra-García, 2003
</taxonomicName>
3b. Pereopod 5 two-articulate............................................................................... 4 4a. Flagellum of antenna 1 two-articulate...................................................
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E665679F3BBF818FA5DF594" authority="Mori, 1995" authorityName="Mori" authorityYear="1995" box="[1202,1436,1935,1957]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="7" pageNumber="474" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="japonicus">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E665679F3BBF818FAE9F594" box="[1202,1320,1936,1957]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="474">L. japonicus</emphasis>
Mori, 1995
</taxonomicName>
4b. Flagellum of antenna 1 more than two-articulate............................................................. 5 5a. Head with one or two projections......................................................................... 6 5b. Head smooth.........................................................................................8 6a. Head with a single anterior projection (= rostrum)........................................
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E695676F393FF3DFA5DF2FB" authority="Chevreux, 1927" authorityName="Chevreux" authorityYear="1927" box="[1178,1436,180,202]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="8" pageNumber="475" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gracilis">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E695676F393FF3DFB3DF2FB" box="[1178,1276,180,202]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="475">L. gracilis</emphasis>
Chevreux, 1927
</taxonomicName>
6b. Rostrum absent, but a pair of anterolateral projections present.................................................. 7 7a. Body smooth dorsally...............................................................
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E695676F3A1FF78FA5DF334" authority="Mayer, 1920" authorityName="Mayer" authorityYear="1920" box="[1192,1436,239,261]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="8" pageNumber="475" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="africanus">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E695676F3A1FF78FADCF334" box="[1192,1309,239,261]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="475">L. africanus</emphasis>
Mayer, 1920
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7b. Dorsal projection on pereonites 3, 4 and
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males, and 3 and
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females.........................................
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.........................................................
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E695676F480FEA2FA5DF30E" authority="Guerra-Garcia, Sorbe &amp; Frutos, 2008" authorityName="Guerra-Garcia, Sorbe &amp; Frutos" authorityYear="2008" box="[905,1436,297,319]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="8" pageNumber="475" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="cachuchoensis">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E695676F480FEA2FBF1F30E" box="[905,1072,297,319]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="475">L. cachuchoensis</emphasis>
Guerra-García, Sorbe &amp; Frutos, 2008
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8a. Gnathopod 2 basis with a basal constriction..............................................
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E695676F3B8FEC0FA5DF36C" authority="Mayer, 1890" authorityName="Mayer" authorityYear="1890" box="[1201,1436,327,349]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="8" pageNumber="475" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="minimus">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E695676F3B8FEC0FADAF36C" box="[1201,1307,328,349]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="475">L. minimus</emphasis>
Mayer, 1890
</taxonomicName>
8b. Gnathopod 2 basis with parallel margins, lacking constriction...............................
<taxonomicName id="4C374D049E695676F3ACFEEDFA5DF34B" authority="Mayer, 1890" authorityName="Mayer" authorityYear="1890" box="[1189,1436,356,378]" class="Malacostraca" family="Caprellidae" genus="Liropus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Amphipoda" pageId="8" pageNumber="475" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="elongatus">
<emphasis id="B943EA959E695676F3ACFEEDFADAF34B" box="[1189,1307,356,378]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="475">L. elongatus</emphasis>
Mayer, 1890
</taxonomicName>
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