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(
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200302,
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, off the
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36
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46.99S
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54
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to
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36
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46.69S
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54
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14.79W
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<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF8FFF90FF775631C9A7FA8B" box="[146,493,1286,1310]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="1124">Description of brooding female</emphasis>
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(Body description based on the
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, appendages on
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MACN-In 37530- a). Length:
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(
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). Body width 0.62×length, widest at pereonite 3. Head length 0.38×width; anterior margin convex in the middle, with a concavity on each side and projecting lateral corners; labrum distinctly surpassing head anteriorly (
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,
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). Eyestalks long axis angling forward at approximately 30
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, with four ommatidia. Lateral margins of pereonites dissimilar: 1 and 4 produced into single processes; 2, 3 bilobed (anterior lobes similar to processes of pereonites 1 and 4); 5, 6 rounded; and 7 with small tooth (present only on one side in some specimens) (
<figureCitation id="E9EA2A1EFF8FFF90FF7F5506C902F9DC" box="[154,328,1585,1609]" captionStart="Figure 7" captionStartId="11.[213,280,1373,1395]" captionTargetBox="[213,1168,168,1332]" captionTargetId="figure-103@11.[213,1171,165,1336]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="Figure 7. Meridiosignum disparitergum n. sp. Holotype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37529). (A, B) habitus in dorsal and lateral views; (C) head in ventral view. Scales: (A, B) 0.5 mm; (C) 0.2 mm. A and B share the same scale bar." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216303" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216303/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="1124">Figures 7A, 7B</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="E9EA2A1EFF8FFF90FEB25506C98CF9DC" box="[343,454,1585,1609]" captionStart="Figure 11" captionStartId="15.[213,280,915,937]" captionTargetBox="[213,1171,165,879]" captionTargetId="figure-254@15.[213,1171,165,879]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Figure 11. Meridiosignum disparitergum n. sp. SEM photographs. Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-b). (A, B) habitus in dorsal and lateral views; (C) uropod. Scales: (A, B) 0.2 mm; (C) 0.02 mm. A and B share the same scale bar." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216311" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216311/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="1124">11A, 11B</figureCitation>
). Both 14 and 57 pereonite series increasing in length backwards, pereonites 1 and 5 subequal in length (relative length ratios 1.0:1.5:2.3:2.6:1.0:1.1:1.6). Coxal plates rounded, visible in dorsal view on pereonites 57 only. Pleotelson width 0.9×length, lateral margins with nine strong denticles.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="716E369BFF8EFF91FF30566ACA72FA38" blockId="11.[213,1170,1372,1453]" pageId="11" pageNumber="1125">
Figure 7.
<taxonomicName id="B6D14D18FF8EFF91FED8566ACA28FAE7" authority="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata, 2009" authorityName="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata" authorityYear="2009" box="[317,610,1373,1394]" class="Malacostraca" family="Paramunnidae" genus="Meridiosignum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="11" pageNumber="1125" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="disparitergum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF8EFF91FED8566ACA28FAE7" box="[317,610,1373,1394]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="1125">Meridiosignum disparitergum</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="589657F2FF8EFF91FD8C566ACAEBFAE6" box="[617,673,1373,1395]" pageId="11" pageNumber="1125" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
Holotype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37529). (A, B) habitus in dorsal and lateral views; (C) head in ventral view. Scales: (A, B) 0.5 mm; (C) 0.2 mm. A and B share the same scale bar.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="716E369BFF8EFF91FF1A56E6CBB8F9FC" blockId="11.[213,1169,1488,1706]" pageId="11" pageNumber="1125">
Antennula (
<figureCitation id="E9EA2A1EFF8EFF91FE6156E6C9B2FA7C" box="[388,504,1489,1513]" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="12.[146,213,1432,1454]" captionTargetBox="[149,1095,174,1382]" captionTargetId="figure-71@12.[146,1104,165,1395]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Figure 8. Meridiosignum disparitergum n. sp. Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-a). (A) antennula; (B) antenna; (C) right mandible; (D) left mandible, detail of the incisor process; (E) maxillula; (F) maxilla. Scales: (A, B) 0.1 mm; (C, E, F) 0.05 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216305" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216305/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="1125">Figure 8A</figureCitation>
), article 1 length 0.65×article 2 length, with one broom and three simple setae; article 2 longest, 1.2×length of articles 46 combined, with four broom and three simple setae; article 3 length 0.34×article 2 length, with one simple seta; article 4 shortest, with one broom and one simple setae; article 5 glabrous; article 6 subequal to 5, with one aesthetasc, one broom and five simple setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="716E369BFF8EFF96FF1A5545CB78F9DF" blockId="11.[213,1169,1488,1706]" lastBlockId="12.[146,1103,1554,1706]" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="1126" pageId="11" pageNumber="1125">
Antenna (
<figureCitation id="E9EA2A1EFF8EFF91FE905545C9ADF91F" box="[373,487,1650,1674]" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="12.[146,213,1432,1454]" captionTargetBox="[149,1095,174,1382]" captionTargetId="figure-71@12.[146,1104,165,1395]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Figure 8. Meridiosignum disparitergum n. sp. Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-a). (A) antennula; (B) antenna; (C) right mandible; (D) left mandible, detail of the incisor process; (E) maxillula; (F) maxilla. Scales: (A, B) 0.1 mm; (C, E, F) 0.05 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216305" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216305/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="1125">Figure 8B</figureCitation>
), articles 1 and 2 glabrous; article 3 slightly longer than article 5, with six simple setae; article 4 with two simple setae; article 5 length 0.86×article 6 length, with two broom and three simple setae; article 6 longest, with five broom and four simple setae; flagellum of six articles.
</paragraph>
<caption id="25AE6613FF89FF96FF7756AFCB7AFA7D" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216305" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5216305" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216305/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="1126" startId="12.[146,213,1432,1454]" targetBox="[149,1095,174,1382]" targetPageId="12">
<paragraph id="716E369BFF89FF96FF7756AFCB7AFA7D" blockId="12.[146,1102,1431,1512]" pageId="12" pageNumber="1126">
Figure 8.
<taxonomicName id="B6D14D18FF89FF96FF1956AFCA69FA38" authority="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata, 2009" authorityName="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata" authorityYear="2009" box="[252,547,1432,1453]" class="Malacostraca" family="Paramunnidae" genus="Meridiosignum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="12" pageNumber="1126" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="disparitergum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF89FF96FF1956AFCA69FA38" box="[252,547,1432,1453]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1126">Meridiosignum disparitergum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="589657F2FF89FF96FDCE56AFCA2EFA3B" box="[555,612,1432,1454]" pageId="12" pageNumber="1126" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-a). (A) antennula; (B) antenna; (C) right mandible; (D) left mandible, detail of the incisor process; (E) maxillula; (F) maxilla. Scales: (A, B) 0.1 mm; (C, E, F) 0.05 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="716E369BFF89FF97FF585565CB60F9FC" blockId="12.[146,1103,1554,1706]" lastBlockId="13.[213,1169,1552,1706]" lastPageId="13" lastPageNumber="1127" pageId="12" pageNumber="1126">
Right mandible (
<figureCitation id="E9EA2A1EFF89FF96FE985565C9BAF9FF" box="[381,496,1618,1642]" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="12.[146,213,1432,1454]" captionTargetBox="[149,1095,174,1382]" captionTargetId="figure-71@12.[146,1104,165,1395]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Figure 8. Meridiosignum disparitergum n. sp. Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-a). (A) antennula; (B) antenna; (C) right mandible; (D) left mandible, detail of the incisor process; (E) maxillula; (F) maxilla. Scales: (A, B) 0.1 mm; (C, E, F) 0.05 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216305" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216305/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="1126">Figure 8C</figureCitation>
), incisor process with five blunt cusps; setal row with five setae; molar process with one row of teeth on distal edge, and one accessory row of teeth and one cuticular comb close to distal edge. Left mandible (
<figureCitation id="E9EA2A1EFF89FF96FC5455A5CC6EF93F" box="[945,1060,1682,1706]" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="12.[146,213,1432,1454]" captionTargetBox="[149,1095,174,1382]" captionTargetId="figure-71@12.[146,1104,165,1395]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Figure 8. Meridiosignum disparitergum n. sp. Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-a). (A) antennula; (B) antenna; (C) right mandible; (D) left mandible, detail of the incisor process; (E) maxillula; (F) maxilla. Scales: (A, B) 0.1 mm; (C, E, F) 0.05 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216305" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216305/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="1126">Figure 8D</figureCitation>
) as right except for: incisor process with a four-cusped lacinia mobilis and a setal row with four setae; molar process lacking accessory row of teeth. Setae on distal edge of molar process apparently absent in both mandibles.
</paragraph>
<caption id="25AE6613FF88FF97FF30568ACB7CFA65" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216307" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5216307" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216307/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="1127" startId="13.[213,280,1469,1491]" targetBox="[217,1159,171,1421]" targetPageId="13">
<paragraph id="716E369BFF88FF97FF30568ACB7CFA65" blockId="13.[213,1169,1468,1520]" pageId="13" pageNumber="1127">
Figure 9.
<taxonomicName id="B6D14D18FF88FF97FEDB568ACA2FFA47" authority="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata, 2009" authorityName="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata" authorityYear="2009" box="[318,613,1469,1490]" class="Malacostraca" family="Paramunnidae" genus="Meridiosignum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="13" pageNumber="1127" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="disparitergum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF88FF97FEDB568ACA2FFA47" box="[318,613,1469,1490]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="1127">Meridiosignum disparitergum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="589657F2FF88FF97FD8B568ACAEDFA46" box="[622,679,1469,1491]" pageId="13" pageNumber="1127" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-a). (A) maxilliped; (BD) pereopods I, II and VII. Scales: 0.1 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="716E369BFF88FF97FF1A5545C99AF93F" blockId="13.[213,1169,1552,1706]" pageId="13" pageNumber="1127">
Maxillula (
<figureCitation id="E9EA2A1EFF88FF97FE675545C9B8F91F" box="[386,498,1650,1674]" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="12.[146,213,1432,1454]" captionTargetBox="[149,1095,174,1382]" captionTargetId="figure-71@12.[146,1104,165,1395]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Figure 8. Meridiosignum disparitergum n. sp. Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-a). (A) antennula; (B) antenna; (C) right mandible; (D) left mandible, detail of the incisor process; (E) maxillula; (F) maxilla. Scales: (A, B) 0.1 mm; (C, E, F) 0.05 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216305" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216305/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="1127">Figure 8E</figureCitation>
) as in
<taxonomicName id="B6D14D18FF88FF97FDB55545CAB9F91F" authority="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata, 2009" authorityName="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata" authorityYear="2009" box="[592,755,1650,1674]" class="Malacostraca" family="Paramunnidae" genus="Meridiosignum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="13" pageNumber="1127" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="undulatum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF88FF97FDB55545CAB9F91F" box="[592,755,1650,1674]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="1127">M. undulatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="589657F2FF88FF97FCE45545CB0FF91F" box="[769,837,1650,1674]" pageId="13" pageNumber="1127" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
but mesial lobe with three distinct setulate setae.
</paragraph>
<caption id="25AE6613FF8BFF94FF7757AFCA91FB7C" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216309" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5216309" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216309/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128" startId="14.[146,213,1176,1198]" targetBox="[147,1100,169,1132]" targetPageId="14">
<paragraph id="716E369BFF8BFF94FF7757AFCA91FB7C" blockId="14.[146,1103,1176,1257]" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128">
Figure 10.
<taxonomicName id="B6D14D18FF8BFF94FEEE57AECA7CFB3B" authority="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata, 2009" authorityName="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata" authorityYear="2009" box="[267,566,1177,1198]" class="Malacostraca" family="Paramunnidae" genus="Meridiosignum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="disparitergum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF8BFF94FEEE57AECA7CFB3B" box="[267,566,1177,1198]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128">Meridiosignum disparitergum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="589657F2FF8BFF94FDA457AFCA34FB3B" box="[577,638,1176,1198]" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-a). (A) pleotelson in ventral view; (BE) pleopods II-V; (F) uropod. Scales: (A, B) 0.2 mm; (CE) 0.1 mm; (F) 0.05 mm. D and E share the same scale bar.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="716E369BFF8BFF94FF585626C9E4FADC" blockId="14.[146,1103,1297,1706]" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128">
Maxilla (
<figureCitation id="E9EA2A1EFF8BFF94FEC35626C9DCFABC" box="[294,406,1297,1321]" captionStart="Figure 8" captionStartId="12.[146,213,1432,1454]" captionTargetBox="[149,1095,174,1382]" captionTargetId="figure-71@12.[146,1104,165,1395]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Figure 8. Meridiosignum disparitergum n. sp. Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-a). (A) antennula; (B) antenna; (C) right mandible; (D) left mandible, detail of the incisor process; (E) maxillula; (F) maxilla. Scales: (A, B) 0.1 mm; (C, E, F) 0.05 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216305" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216305/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128">Figure 8F</figureCitation>
) as in
<taxonomicName id="B6D14D18FF8BFF94FE0C5625CAC2FABF" authority="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata, 2009" authorityName="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata" authorityYear="2009" box="[489,648,1298,1322]" class="Malacostraca" family="Paramunnidae" genus="Meridiosignum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="undulatum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF8BFF94FE0C5625CAC2FABF" box="[489,648,1298,1322]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128">M. undulatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="589657F2FF8BFF94FD775626CA98FABC" box="[658,722,1297,1321]" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
but mesial lobe with five simple setae (with rounded tip).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="716E369BFF8BFF94FF585665CBF1FA1F" blockId="14.[146,1103,1297,1706]" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128">
Maxilliped (
<figureCitation id="E9EA2A1EFF8BFF94FEB55665C98FFAFF" box="[336,453,1362,1386]" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="13.[213,280,1469,1491]" captionTargetBox="[217,1159,171,1421]" captionTargetId="figure-54@13.[213,1171,165,1432]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figure 9. Meridiosignum disparitergum n. sp. Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-a). (A) maxilliped; (BD) pereopods I, II and VII. Scales: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216307" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216307/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128">Figure 9A</figureCitation>
), endite with two coupling hooks, chaetotaxy as in
<taxonomicName id="B6D14D18FF8BFF94FF775645C9FCFA1F" authority="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata, 2009" authorityName="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata" authorityYear="2009" box="[146,438,1394,1418]" class="Malacostraca" family="Paramunnidae" genus="Meridiosignum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="undulatum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF8BFF94FF775645C9FCFA1F" box="[146,438,1394,1418]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128">Meridiosignum undulatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="589657F2FF8BFF94FE5A5645C9B4FA1F" box="[447,510,1394,1418]" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
Epipod subovate, width 0.52×length.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="716E369BFF8BFF95FF5856A4CAB8FBD0" blockId="14.[146,1103,1297,1706]" lastBlockId="15.[213,1169,1037,1706]" lastPageId="15" lastPageNumber="1129" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128">
Pereopod I (
<figureCitation id="E9EA2A1EFF8BFF94FEB656A4C98FFA3E" box="[339,453,1427,1451]" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="13.[213,280,1469,1491]" captionTargetBox="[217,1159,171,1421]" captionTargetId="figure-54@13.[213,1171,165,1432]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figure 9. Meridiosignum disparitergum n. sp. Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-a). (A) maxilliped; (BD) pereopods I, II and VII. Scales: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216307" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216307/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="1128">Figure 9B</figureCitation>
), basis longest article with three simple setae. Ischium 0.65×basis length, with four simple setae and one cuticular comb. Merus approximately as long as wide, with five simple setae and two cuticular combs. Carpus 0.8×ischium length; dorsal margin with two simple setae; ventral margin with two robust setae, four simple setae and one hyaline lamella; anterior surface with one cuticular comb. Propodus subequal in length to carpus; dorsal margin with four simple setae (one halfway along article and three distal); ventral margin with one robust seta, three simple setae and two hyaline lamellae; anterior surface with one simple seta and cuticular combs. Dactylus with four simple setae near distal end and two simple setae between unguis and ventral claw, unguis slightly longer than dactylus, ventral claw 0.5×unguis length.
</paragraph>
<caption id="25AE6613FF8AFF95FF3050A4CB57FC71" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216311" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5216311" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216311/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="1129" startId="15.[213,280,915,937]" targetBox="[213,1171,165,879]" targetPageId="15">
<paragraph id="716E369BFF8AFF95FF3050A4CB57FC71" blockId="15.[213,1169,915,996]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1129">
Figure 11.
<taxonomicName id="B6D14D18FF8AFF95FEB550A3CA37FC3C" authority="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata, 2009" authorityName="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata" authorityYear="2009" box="[336,637,916,937]" class="Malacostraca" family="Paramunnidae" genus="Meridiosignum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="15" pageNumber="1129" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="disparitergum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF8AFF95FEB550A3CA37FC3C" box="[336,637,916,937]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1129">Meridiosignum disparitergum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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SEM photographs. Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-b). (A, B) habitus in dorsal and lateral views; (C) uropod. Scales: (A, B) 0.2 mm; (C) 0.02 mm. A and B share the same scale bar.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="716E369BFF8AFF95FF1A5779CA70FAD2" blockId="15.[213,1169,1037,1706]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1129">
Pereopod II (
<figureCitation id="E9EA2A1EFF8AFF95FE795779CA45FBF3" box="[412,527,1102,1126]" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="13.[213,280,1469,1491]" captionTargetBox="[217,1159,171,1421]" captionTargetId="figure-54@13.[213,1171,165,1432]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figure 9. Meridiosignum disparitergum n. sp. Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-a). (A) maxilliped; (BD) pereopods I, II and VII. Scales: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216307" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216307/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="1129">Figure 9C</figureCitation>
), basis longest article, with three simple setae. Ischium 0.85×basis length, with five simple setae. Merus distodorsal corner with two simple setae, ventral margin with four simple setae. Carpus slightly longer than ischium, dorsal margin with one broom and three simple setae, ventral margin with four simple setae. Propodus 0.86×ischium length, dorsal margin with one broom and three simple setae, ventral margin with one robust seta and four simple setae. Dactylus, setae arrangement as in pereopod I, unguis longer than dactylus, ventral claw weak, 0.3×unguis length.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="716E369BFF8AFF95FF1A5678CCDBF99D" blockId="15.[213,1169,1037,1706]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1129">
Pereopod VII (
<figureCitation id="E9EA2A1EFF8AFF95FE495678CA68FAF2" box="[428,546,1359,1383]" captionStart="Figure 9" captionStartId="13.[213,280,1469,1491]" captionTargetBox="[217,1159,171,1421]" captionTargetId="figure-54@13.[213,1171,165,1432]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Figure 9. Meridiosignum disparitergum n. sp. Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-a). (A) maxilliped; (BD) pereopods I, II and VII. Scales: 0.1 mm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216307" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216307/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="1129">Figure 9D</figureCitation>
), basis longest article with three simple setae. Ischium 0.83×basis length, with four simple setae. Merus with five simple setae. Carpus 1.15×ischium length, dorsal margin with one broom and two simple setae, ventral margin with four simple setae, anterior surface with cuticular combs. Propodus 0.91×ischium length, dorsal margin with one broom and two simple setae, ventral margin with one small robust seta and three simple setae. Dactylus as in pereopod II.
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Operculum (
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) ovoid, width 0.73×length, with four to five simple setae on ventral surface, two at distal end, and many on lateral margins.
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Pleopod III (
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), endopod width 0.55×length, with three plumose setae distally. Exopod articles not fully separated; with one long simple seta, which extends beyond tip of endopod setae.
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Pleopod IV (
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), endopod width 0.48×length, exopod reaching distal end of endopod, with fringe of tiny setae on lateral margin.
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Pleopod V (
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) width 0.4×length.
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Uropod (
<figureCitation id="E9EA2A1EFF95FF8AFEC85230C9FDFE8A" box="[301,439,263,287]" captionStart="Figure 10" captionStartId="14.[146,213,1176,1198]" captionTargetBox="[147,1100,169,1132]" captionTargetId="figure-157@14.[146,1104,165,1140]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="Figure 10. Meridiosignum disparitergum n. sp. Paratype brooding ♀ (MACN-In 37530-a). (A) pleotelson in ventral view; (BE) pleopods II-V; (F) uropod. Scales: (A, B) 0.2 mm; (CE) 0.1 mm; (F) 0.05 mm. D and E share the same scale bar." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5216309" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5216309/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="1130">Figures 10F</figureCitation>
,
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), exopod 0.31×endopod length, with two simple setae distally; endopod with three simple setae subapically and six broom setae distally.
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<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF95FF8AFF7752A3C942FE39" box="[146,264,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1130">Size range</emphasis>
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Brooding females:
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.
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<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF95FF8AFF77513EC952FDB4" box="[146,280,521,545]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1130">Distribution</emphasis>
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Only known from the
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locality (
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).
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<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF95FF8AFF775149C941FD03" box="[146,267,638,662]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1130">Etymology</emphasis>
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From the Latin
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meaning different and
<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF95FF8AFD515191CB48FD2B" box="[692,770,678,702]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1130">tergum</emphasis>
meaning back, alluding to the unequal lateral margins of the pereonites.
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<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF95FF8AFF775021C8BFFCBB" box="[146,245,790,814]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1130">Remarks</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="B6D14D18FF95FF8AFF775009C993FCC3" authority="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata, 2009" authorityName="Doti &amp; Roccatagliata" authorityYear="2009" box="[146,473,830,854]" class="Malacostraca" family="Paramunnidae" genus="Meridiosignum" kingdom="Animalia" order="Isopoda" pageId="16" pageNumber="1130" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="disparitergum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF95FF8AFF775009C993FCC3" box="[146,473,830,854]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1130">Meridiosignum disparitergum</emphasis>
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differs from the other species of the genus by its
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of tergal lateral margins, i.e., produced into a single process, bilobed and rounded.
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<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF95FF8AFEE4504ACA03FC00" box="[257,585,893,917]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1130">Meridiosignum disparitergum</emphasis>
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is most similar to
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<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF95FF8AFC81504ACC4BFC00" box="[868,1025,893,917]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1130">M. undulatum</emphasis>
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, but it can be easily distinguished from the latter by the following characters (features dealing with
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<emphasis id="43A5EA89FF95FF8AFEC6508AC98AFC40" box="[291,448,957,981]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1130">M. undulatum</emphasis>
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are in parentheses): anterior margin of head convex in the middle, with a concavity on each side and projecting lateral corners (vs. nearly straight), antenna flagellum of six articles (vs. seven articles), lateral margins of pereonites 2 and 3 deeply bilobed (vs. concavity less pronounced), lateral margins of pereonites 5 and 6 rounded (vs. produced into single processes), pleotelson with nine strong denticles on each side (vs. 1214 small denticles on each size), exopod of uropod with two simple setae (vs. one simple seta).
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