Ameiridae Boeck and Argestidae Por revisited, with establishment of Parameiropsidae, a new family of Harpacticoida (Crustacea, Copepoda) from deep-sea sediments

• Published in: Helgoland Marine Research
• Main Authors: Corgosinho, P. H. C., Martínez Arbizu, P.
• Other Authors: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Abt. DZMB (Deutsches Zentrum für Marine Biodiversitätsforschung), Department of Biology, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Fakultät V, Institut für Biologie und Umweltwissenschaften, Carl Von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg = Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (OFFIS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2010
• Subjects: Ameiridae; Argestidae; Deep sea; New species; Parameiropsidae fam. n; Arctic; Laptev Sea; Seta; laptev
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00552498; https://hal.science/hal-00552498/document; https://hal.science/hal-00552498/file/PEER_stage2_10.1007%252Fs10152-009-0185-4.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10152-009-0185-4

International audience Four new species of are described from Angola and Guinea Basins and the Arctic Laptev Sea. The male of sp. n. differs from that of sp. n. and sp. n. in antennule segmentation, length of the proximal aesthetasc, length of the outermost seta of the antennary endopod, degree of reduction of the mouthparts, relative length of the inner spine of the basis of thoracopod 1, shape of the furca and body length. The female of sp. n. differs from previously described females of other species in the smaller exopod and endpod of thoracopod 1, reduced armature of thoracopods 1–6, length of the outer setae of exopods and endopods of thoracopods 2–4, and mandible exopod weakly developed and fused to the basis. is redefined by the following autapomorphies: presence of aesthetasc on 3rd segment of female antennule; antenna strong, with endopod curved upwardly, and shape of the outermost (strongly ornamented) spine; triangular labrum; elongated corpus mandibularis, gnathobasis very long; basis of mandibular palp unarmed; elongated maxillule, with long and flexible setae on praecoxal arthrite; basis of the maxilla with strongly modified claw. To discuss the phylogenetic position of , we revaluated the subfamilies of Ameiridae (viz. Ameirinae and Stenocopiinae) and the family Argestidae. and revealed to be not closely related to Ameiridae and are transferred to Argestidae, sharing with other members of this family the morphology of the mandible gnathobasis, armature of maxilla and armature and length of the first segment of the antennule. does not show any of the characters that we consider autapomorphic for Argestidae. Instead, it shows many characters in common with several Ameiridae species. does not have any character that could justify its inclusion within Ameiridae or even within Podogennonta. It also cannot be included satisfactorily within Argestidae nor Exanechentera. Therefore, we here propose a new family for , with unclear relationships within Harpacticoida. After these taxonomic rearrangements, ...