Two new species of Laophontodes (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Ancorabolidae) from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

Two new species of harpacticoid copepods of the family Ancorabolidae are described from a subtidal site in Cape Armitage, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Laophontodes macclintocki sp. n. and L. spongiosus sp. n. are easily distinguished from the remaining members of the genus Laophontodes by the setal fo...

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Published in:Zoologica Scripta
Main Authors: SCHIZAS, NIKOLAOS V., SHIRLEY, THOMAS C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1994
Subjects:
Armitage
Cape Armitage
McMurdo Sound
Antarc*
Antarctica
Copepods
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1994.tb00385.x
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Summary:Two new species of harpacticoid copepods of the family Ancorabolidae are described from a subtidal site in Cape Armitage, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Laophontodes macclintocki sp. n. and L. spongiosus sp. n. are easily distinguished from the remaining members of the genus Laophontodes by the setal formula of swimming legs P2–P4.

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